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kirk781
discuss.tchncs.de
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.deJoined: 2023-09-13 |
Perched outside a station (for public display) in Northern India; this NG loco harks back to a different era |
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mcavoya
lemmy.world
mcavoya@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-07-06 |
Awe. It doesn't look "abandoned." It looks well cared for and on display. This is what The Goog has to say... This is locomotive No. 152, a single-cab variant of Indian Railways Class ZDM-3 narrow-gauge diesel locomotive built for the 2'6" (762mm) narrow-gauge lines. It spent its active career operating on the famous heritage Kalka-Shimla line before being retired from regular service around 2013. Today, this specific engine is permanently plinthed and preserved as a heritage monument outside the Ambala Cantonment railway station in Haryana, India. The classification code ZDM breaks down as: |
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kirk781
discuss.tchncs.de
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de Joined: 2023-09-13 |
Awe. It doesn't look "abandoned." It looks well cared for and on display. This is what The Goog has to say... This is locomotive No. 152, a single-cab variant of Indian Railways Class ZDM-3 narrow-gauge diesel locomotive built for the 2'6" (762mm) narrow-gauge lines. It spent its active career operating on the famous heritage Kalka-Shimla line before being retired from regular service around 20...
It is technically what you had call a heritage loco. Indian Railways classifies locos by three initial letters . W for Broad Gauge, Y for Meter gauge and Z (pictured) for Narrow Gauge. |
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