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28-02-2019
How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet?
June 20, 2019

How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet? As of 1998, IR operated a fleet of about 4,400 diesel locos, and about 2,550 electric locos. In mid-1997, it still counted 85 steam locos in its fleet, although most of those are not in service any more (see the section on the last of steam. In 2005, IR had about 4,800 diesels, 3,065 electrics, and

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Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India?
June 20, 2019

Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India? Prior to 1940 or so, each railway company had its own system of numbering different classes of locomotives. Beginning in the early 1940s, the state began taking over several of the railway companies, and newer locomotives acquired thereafter were allotted numbers based on the ‘IRS’

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What does ‘Bo-Bo’ or ‘Co-Co’ mean?
June 20, 2019

Diesel and electric locos' wheel arrangements are described using a system where the axles of a loco are counted, with powered axles being described using letters and the unpowered axles (if any) indicated by digits. A set of two independently powered axles on a bogie is indicated by ‘Bo’, and a set of three independently powered axles on a

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What do the notations such as ‘2-4-2’ mean?
June 20, 2019

Traditionally, steam locomotives have been classified by their wheel arrangements. The system most widely used was the Whyte system. In this, the loco's leading non-powered wheels, the (usually coupled) driving wheels, and the trailing non-powered wheels are indicated separately. Indian practice (following the UK) was to count wheels and not just

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Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India?
June 20, 2019

Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India? Yes. Western Railway inherited from the BB&CI Railway two broad-gauge battery-powered shunters that were used in a yard that was not electrified (and where the use of steam or diesel locos was thought to be too noisy). There is a picture of one of these in Jal Daboo's book. These were

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Where can I find diagrams of locomotives?
June 20, 2019

In the UK, diagrams from major locomotive manufacturers are preserved at several libraries: Mitchell Library, Glasgow (drawings from North British Locomotive) University Library 'Business Archives', Glasgow (also NBL) Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester (Beyer Peacock drawings) National Rail Museum, York In India, diagrams and other

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