BNR class HSG

BNR class HSG
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Beyer, Peacock and Company
Serial number 6261–6262
Build date 1925
Total produced 2
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-0+0-8-2
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia. 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
Axle load 18.75 long tons (19.05 t)
Adhesive weight 148.5 long tons (150.9 t)
Loco weight 180.5 long tons (183.4 t)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 8 long tons (8.1 t)
Water cap 5,000 imp gal (23,000 l; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 263 sq ft (24.4 m2)
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface 2,954 sq ft (274.4 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area 642 sq ft (59.6 m2)
Cylinders Four, outside
Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 56,825 lbf (252.77 kN)
Career
Operators
Numbers
  • BNR: 691–692
  • →IR: 38681–38692
Locale
Last run 1969
Withdrawn 1969
Scrapped 1969
Disposition Both scrapped

The Begal Nagpur Railway class HSG was a class of two 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt locomotives.

After NWR's GAS class, BNR conducted similar experiments for pulling heavier trains up the ghats with successful results. Its parts were similar to BESA heavy goods 2-8-0s. They worked on the Chakradharpur-Jharsuguda section coupled to each other. After electrification they became obsolete. In the end, they were stationed at Kharagpur workshops. They were the first successful class of Garratts.[1]

Technical specifications

Boiler 7 ft 1 13⁄16 in (2.18 m) diameter
Maximum Train Load 2,550 long tons (2,590 t)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HSG".
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