Bangladesh Railway Class 7000

Bangladesh Railway Class 7000 is a class of broad–gauge (1,676 mm) diesel–hydraulic locomotives of Bangladesh operated by Bangladesh Railway. Total 20 locos of this class entered the fleet of Bangladesh Railway in 1980.

Bangladesh Railway Class 7000
Withdrawn class 7000 locomotives at Khulna railway station
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderGanz-MÁVAG
Build date1980
Total produced20
Specifications
Gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverGanz-Jendrassik Type 8 VFE 17/24-T
TransmissionDiesel-hydraulic transmission
Loco brakeVacuum
CouplersBuffers and chain
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output500 hp (370 kW)
Career
OperatorsBangladesh Railway
ClassBHZ–5
Numbers7001–7020
PreservedNone
DispositionWithdrawn

Builders details

Class 7000 locos were manufactured by the Ganz-MÁVAG of Hungary. These 20 locos came to Bangladesh all in a single phase.

Technical details

Class 7000 locos are the first diesel–hydraulic locos of Bangladesh, along with the class 3200 locos. They are also the only diesel–hydraulic broad gauge loco. Their power is 500 hp and can achieve speed up to 60 km/h. These locos were considered one of the most unsuccessful loco class of Bangladesh. As of 2020 (40 years later), no locos of this class are active. No locos were preserved.

Besides class 7000, 22 class 3200 and 38 class 3300 locos were produced for Bangladesh Railway. So, Bangladesh had a total 80 diesel–hydraulic locos.[1] These three loco class has much similar specifications. There are some differences like, the other two are meter–gauge and they had different power.

Classification and numbering

The number-series/class of these locos is 7000 and are numbered from 7001 to 7020. Their class-name/specification is "BHZ–5".[2][3] Here, B = Broad–gauge, H = Diesel–hydraulic, G = Ganz-MÁVAG and 5 = 5 × 100 = 500 hp.

Usage

Upon introduction, class 7000 locos were used only for shunting.

Liveries
  1. Red with white stripes (no longer used)
  2. Blue

References
  1. "Railway goes backward". The Daily Star. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. "3 Analysis of Problems" (PDF). railway.portal.gov.bd.
  3. "Final Report on Rolling Stock Maintenance" (PDF). Asian Development Bank.

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