Bangladesh Railway Class 6200
Bangladesh Railway Class 6200 is a class of broad-gauge (1,676 mm) diesel-electric locomotive of Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh Railway.
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Details
Total 12 locomotives of this class[1] were manufactured by Hitachi in 1981 and classified as BEH-24,[2] where B = Broad Gauge, E = Diesel-electric, H = Hitachi and 24 = 24×100 hp = 2,400 hp. The model of these locomotives is HFA26A.[3]
Liveries
Class 6200 locomotives have the traditional green-yellow liveries.
Performance
Class 6200 locomotives did not turned out to be successful locomotive class due to some technical issue. So, they were mostly used on some mail/express trains and short-distant commuter trains. Later, they were used for shunting. None of the locomotives are currently active.
References
- "Final Report on Rolling Stock Maintenance" (PDF). Asian Development Bank.
- "Analysis of Problems" (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
- "List of locomotives built by Alco and its licencees, ordere" (PDF). sce3c0752b973ab3f.jimcontent.com.
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