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DHR B Class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1889· class of 34 Indian 0-4-0ST locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DHR Siliguri Shed 05-02-18 11: No machine-readable author provided. AHEMSLTD~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY 2.5
- 2. DHR 792 with School Train 05-02-23 02: No machine-readable author provided. AHEMSLTD~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY 2.5
what is it?
The DHR B Class is a class of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Still in service after 137 years.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889–1925
- in service from
- 1889
- status
- in service
- number built
- 34
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company, North British Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Indian Railways, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18349836, Wikipedia: DHR B Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.