From: jishnu@nospam.verizon.net

On 5/18/2014 1:09 AM, Glen Labah wrote:
> In article <7oydnSEbacob6-rOnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
>  "conklin"  wrote:
>
>> "Jishnu Mukerji"  wrote in message
>
>>> Indian Railways had these enormous Broad Gauge N Class Garratts on BNR
>>> (Bengal Nagpur Railway, now South Eastern Railway) which hauled coal
>>> trains before electrification. One is preserved at the New Delhi
>>> National Railway Museum, and another one is preserved in the erstwhile
>>> home shed of the class.
>
>
> It was slightly smaller than the standard gauge AD60 of Australia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_AD60_class_locomotive
>
> The really goofy things about the narrow gauge lines in Africa (and a
> few in South America) is just how large their locomotives were / are.
> For example, as impressive as those large broad gauge Indian Garretts
> are (and they were the heaviest used in India) the South African GL
> class is heavier, and it is a narrow gauge locomotive:

... snip snip ....

>> Is there a picture available?
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNR_class_N
>
> http://www.india-tour-guide.co.uk/National-Rail-Museum/BNR-815.jpg
> (from http://www.india-tour-guide.co.uk/National-Rail-Museum.html )
>
> http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/india043.htm
>
> A nice looking locomotive, for sure.
>

I have a special attachment to BNR because my Grandfather used to work
for BNR as a Permanent Way Inspector in the late 30s and early 40s, way
before I was born. I have heard many interesting stories of his
experiences mostly from my Dad.

As for N Classes, we lived in Bhilai while the massive Hindustan Steel
steel plant was under construction in the late '50s, and that is when
the Dalhi Rajhara mines were set up and the N Class Garrats started
operating between Dalhi Rajhara and Bhilai. They were a sight to behold,
and left a lasting impression on my then young mind.

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