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The Indian locomotive class XE (X Eagle) was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The model was the largest of the "Pacific" class, with a 7 ft (2.1 m) diameter boiler.
[1] [2] In 1852, a steam locomotive imported from England was tried at Byculla. [3] In 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane which had 14-carriages hauled by three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. [4] In 1877, an Ajmer built F-1/734 Steam Locomotive became the first indigenously built locomotive in India. [5]
A total of 34 B Class locomotives have served on the DHR. Some are still on the working roster. One was sold for private preservation, and four others were sold to Coal India, Assam. The remaining class members have been either plinthed in various locations in northern India or scrapped.
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This is a list of narrow-gauge locomotives that have been or are being operated by Indian Railways.All railways except the heritage ones are closed or under conversion/are converted to the nation-wide standard 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge, under Project Unigauge.
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