Bangladesh Railway Class 7000

Bangladesh Railway Class 7000 is a class of broad-gauge (1,676 mm) diesel-hydraulic locomotive in Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh Railway. They are the first broad-gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotives of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Railway Class 7000
Withdrawn Class 7000 locomotives at Khuna Railway Station, Khulna
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderGanz Mavag
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge1,676 mm
Fuel typeDiesel
TransmissionDiesel-hydraulic
CouplersChain and Hook
Performance figures
Power output500 hp
Career
OperatorsBangladesh Railway
ClassBHZ-5
Numbers7001-7020
LocaleBangladesh Railway West Zone
DispositionWithdrawn

Details

Bangladesh Railway purchased 80 diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Ganz Mavag, Budapest, Hungary within 1980-82.[1][2] Among them, 20 were broad-gauge locomotives classified as BHZ-5[3], where B = Broad-gauge, H = Diesel-hydraulic, Z = Ganz Mavag and 5 = 5×100 hp = 500 hp.

Usage

These 500 hp locomotives were not used for mainline duty, only used for shunting.[4] This was not a successful locomotive class. All were withdrawn from service.

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References
  1. "History". cosmopolitanbd.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. "Railway goes backward". The Daily Star. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. "Final Report on Rolling Stock Maintenance" (PDF). Asian Development Bank.
  4. "3 Analysis of Problems" (PDF). railway.portal.gov.bd.


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