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BNR class NM
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1931· class of 10 Indian 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt locomotives
what is it?
The Bengal Nagpur Railway class NM was a class of ten 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt locomotives manufactured by Beyer, Peacock & Company in England. This was modified N class Garratt with a 17-ton axle load. It had thermic siphons and arch tubes for better performance.
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 95 years ago, in 1931.
- Served for 29 years (1931–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1931
- in service from
- 1931
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Bengal Nagpur Railway, Indian Railways
- top speed
- —
- 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 Q17020091, Wikipedia: BNR class NM (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.