Bangladesh Railway Class 2500
Bangladesh Railway Class 2500 is a class of meter-gauge (1,000 mm) diesel-electric locomotive of Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh Railway.
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Details
See Bangladesh Railway Class 6200 Total 18 locomotives of this class were manufactured by Hitachi, Japan in 1982 and classified as MEH-24,[1] where M = Meter Gauge, E = Diesel-electric, H = Hitachi and 24 = 24×100 hp = 2,400 hp. The model of these locomotives is HFA13A.[2][3] Currently 17 locomotives are active.[4]
Classification and numbering
Total 18 locomotives are numbered from 2501 to 2518 and specified as 'MEH-14', where M = Meter-gauge, E = Diesel-electric, H = Hitachi and 14 = 14×100 hp = 1,400 hp.
Usage
Class 2500 locomotives are generally used on most short-distant local and commuter trains and on some long-distant express trains. They are rarely used for inter-city trains and not used for freight trains.
Liveries
Class 2500 locos initially had red color with white stripes. Then it was replaced by green-yellow livery.
Maintenance
Class 2500 locos are maintained at Dhaka and Lalmonirhat rail divisions.
Gallery
- 2514
References
- "Analysis of Problems" (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
- "List of locomotives built by Alco and its licencees, ordere" (PDF). sce3c0752b973ab3f.jimcontent.com.
- "HFA13A — Trainspo". trainspo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- "Final Report on Rolling Stock Maintenance" (PDF). Asian Development Bank.