#2243
BNR class N
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1929· class of 16 Indian 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Beyer Garratt 6594: Nanasur at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 689 IndiaDelhiMuseum 19931226: MaltaGC (Nigel Tout)· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Bengal Nagpur Railway class N was a class of 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in England in 1929. At the time of their construction, they had the largest water capacity of any Garratt, in addition to being the largest locomotives in India. The class N Garratts were introduced following successful performance results from the earlier HSG Garratts.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 97 years ago, in 1929.
- Served for 41 years (1929–1970).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1929
- in service from
- 1929
- retired
- 1970
- status
- retired
- number built
- 16
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Bengal Nagpur Railway, Indian Railways
- top speed
- 72 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-0+0-8-4
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17020075, Wikipedia: BNR class N (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.