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what is it?
Bangladesh Railway Class 2600 is one of the most frequently used meter-gauge diesel electric locomotive classes of Bangladesh Railway. It is considered one of the strongest and most reliable locomotive classes among the fleet of Bangladesh Railway. These locomotives have been in service since 1988.
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 38 years ago, in 1988.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1988
- number built
- 16
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- General Motors Diesel
- designer
- Electro Motive Division
- operators
- Bangladesh Railway
- top speed
- 107 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (A1A)(A1A)
- weight
- 72 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q39056160, Wikipedia: Bangladesh Railway Class 2600 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.