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22-02-2019
Named Locomotives
June 20, 2019

In the 19th century and early this century, named locomotives were quite common. Many were named after administrators ("Lord Clive") or nobility ("Prince Albert"), or mythical figures ("Hercules"). Indian names were also included ("Tungabhadra", "Shakuntala"), and some whimsical ones as well ("Moth", "Ant", "Jimpeebuttee", "Perleewerlee"). Some

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Where can I find locomotives that have been exported from India by IR?
June 20, 2019

There are several locomotives that have been manufactured specifically for other countries, or rebuilt and then exported, sold/resold, or otherwise given to other national railways by Indian Railways, such as the many YDM-4's sold to Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar, Togo, etc. Many of these are in active use on those railways. However, it is often

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Where can I find locomotives from India that have been preserved or restored outside India?
June 20, 2019

During the World Wars, many Indian locomotives were transferred to the middle East, Africa, and elsewhere to support British military efforts. Most of these locomotives of course do not survive now and may be difficult to trace. Details of these wartime transfers are found in works such as 'Middle East Railways' by Hugh Hughes as well as railway

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What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives?
June 20, 2019

What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives? Biodiesel is the name given to various fuels or diesel fuel mixtures that incorporate varying amounts of oils derived from plants. While in western countries interest has centred on soybean oil and other crops' oils for use in diesel engines, in India, local plants such as 'Ratanjyothi'

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What about other articulated locomotives?
June 20, 2019

What about other articulated locomotives? Other than the Garratts mentioned above a few articulated locos were used in India. Perhaps the best known are the WCG-1 (EF/1) 1.5kV DC locos ('Crocodile') and the NDM-1 dual-engined diesel loco for the Neral-Matheran hill run. The bonnets of both these types of locos were able to swivel around. Other

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Where can I find plinthed or preserved locos in India?
June 20, 2019

Some information is provided below. Also see the locomotive lists which detail steam survivors in south Asia, preserved locos in Sri Lanka, etc., and also the industrial loco list which has information on many preserved locomotives in India and other south Asian countries. The page on steam locomotives and the current steam page have some more

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