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.

BEH-24
Locomotive no. 6212 at Rajshahi Railway Station, Rajshahi
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderHitachi
ModelHFA26A
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge1,676 mm
Fuel typeDiesel
TransmissionDiesel-electric
CouplersHook and Chain
Performance figures
Power output2,400 hp
Career
OperatorsBangladesh Railway
ClassBEH-24
Numbers6201-6212
LocaleBangladesh Railway West Zone
DispositionFew active

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
  1. "Final Report on Rolling Stock Maintenance" (PDF). Asian Development Bank.
  2. "Analysis of Problems" (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
  3. "List of locomotives built by Alco and its licencees, ordere" (PDF). sce3c0752b973ab3f.jimcontent.com.
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