As of 2022[update] the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, India, had approximately one hundred pieces of rolling stock. These include several of the narrow-gauge locomotives of India within the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. As of 2017[update], six out of thirteen remaining steam locomotives were operation.[1] Starting in 2017, it was planned to start producing new replacement parts and to stop the process of the cannibalism that had been used to keep the remaining steam engines going.[2]
Works #3518; DHR No.19. Rebuilt at Tindharia Works (1908). Overhauled (1956). Withdrawn (30 September 1960). Purchased by Elliot Donnelley (1962) for Ampersand, Reset and South Eastern Railroad, Lake Forest, Illinois, US. Relocated to Hesston Steam Museum, US (1967; 1982‒). Damaged by fire (26 May 1985), restored (1985), retired (1988). Purchased by Adrian Shooter (2002). Arrived at Tyseley Locomotive Works (19 January 2003‒). Rebuilt with tender and railway air brakes (2003). Beeches Light Railway, England (2004‒2023). Purchased by Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (21 June 2023). Relocated to Statfold Barn Railway, England (2023‒). Planned overhaul (2024).
5 kW electrical generator, oil fuel atomiser, 2,100 L water tank, 900 litre diesel tank; with side louvres; returned to manufacturer
Passenger and freight
Beginning in 2008, the Indian Railways headquarters (Rail Bhavan) mandated that all narrow gauge railways in Indian, should move to a future standardised coach design.[20]
door(rectangular window), 3 windows(square), gap(welded shut), door, small window(rectangular); window, door, narrow window (toilet), 3 windows, door; three end windows(small, square); later first class
147
Luggage van
1967/1968
Gorakhpur
Preserved as heritage stock
148
Carriage II
Tsokha
"II Chair Car". window(small, rectangular), 4 windows(round), door. "SCZ 148". Plinthed(under cover) on turntable at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒).
Beeches Light Railway, England; 1 window, door, 6 windows, door, 1 window; end window[28] Purchased by Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (21 June 2023). Relocated to Statfold Barn Railway (2023‒).
155
Carriage II
Bakhim
1967
half window, door, 2 windows, gap, door, 2 windows
^"Darjeeling's 'Heritage Locomotive' all set to ply into glory yet again!". The Northeast Today. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2022. inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited for redeveloping, manufacture and supply of spares for the narrow-gauge steam locomotives. … The DHR has 13 steam locomotives, of which six are still working.
^Nath, Vishnu (16 April 2022). "NDM-6 603". Retrieved 24 June 2022 – via Flickr. NDM-6 number 603 Tridhara at Darjeeling.
^ abcBanerjee, Bireswar (29 September 2023). "Three new diesel locos for Darjeeling Himalayan Railway". The Telegraph. Siliguri. Retrieved 19 June 2024. approval for making at least three new diesel engines. … "The board has approved the proposal and soon, NFR will get the final nod. A sum of Rs 6 crore would be spent to make each loco. We expect the locos will be ready by next year [2024] and be introduced on the DHR tracks," said Priyanshu, the director of the DHR.
^ abcBanerjee, Bireswar (28 November 2023). "Three new diesel locos for Darjeeling Himalayan Railway". The Telegraph. Siliguri. Retrieved 19 June 2024. three new diesel engines … "The new engines will be manufactured at the NFR's workshops in New Bongaigaon and Tindharia. It will take at least six months to complete the manufacturing and by the middle of next year, we will be able to make the new engines operational," [‒DHR director Priyanshu]
^Rajaram, R. (2 December 2010). "Rehabilitated DHR steam loco ready for dispatch". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2022. refurbished DHR engine, christened Wanderer, is ready for dispatch and would be moved by road to Siliguri in West Bengal within a week … boilers, cylinders, engine, link and boiler motion components have been changed, its under-frame and wheels have been retained, … at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh. … last of the four DHR locos which was sent to the workshop for rehabilitation. Originally built in 1892 by Sharp Steward & Co, … weighs 15 tonnes … water capacity is 1,818 litres, while its coal carrying capacity is about 2 tonnes. … length of the loco is 5.8 m, with its height being 2.5 m and breadth 1.92 m.
^Mookerjee, Sanjoy (27 August 2018). The Untold Story(PDF) (Report). Rail Heritage Park-Tinsukia. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 24th October [2009] … North-Eastern Coalfields under Coal India Ltd. gifted us with a B-Class narrow gauge locomotive, while Darjeeling Himalayan Railway not only provided narrow gauge heritage coaches, but also assisted us with technical manpower. … steel bridge near Naharkatia … engineering inspectors pointed out four screw-pile bridge pillars protruding from the river with the inscription, "ABRH Co. Ld. 1898", … two of these pillars were carefully retrieved and installed at the centre island of the park, over which the narrow gauge 'B' Class Steam Loco is proudly displayed … B-781 The Tipong Colliery under North-eastern Coalfields Ltd. … well-appointed narrow-gauge loco workshop … abandoned B-Class locomotive, having serial number B-781, manufactured by Sharp, Stewart and Co., Manchester, of 1899 vintage … purchased by North Eastern Coalfields from the Indian Railways (DHR) … owners not only agreed to gift it back to us for display in the museum, but graciously restored it with the help of their experts. … turn-table … upon it, one of the Darjeeling Narrow Gauge coaches was mounted, while the other was housed inside a shed, designed like a typical DHR station. … photo-gallery about the UNESCO World Heritage Railway
^ abcdefghijklmnoDunn, Bill (April 2005). "Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India"(PDF). Heritage & Tourist. Light Railways. No. 182. ISSN0727-8101. a visit between 29 November and 1 December 2004. … special charter train of three carriages (Falconhurst No.26, Narsing No.11 +one other) hauled by B-class 0-4-0ST locomotive No. 791 (North British 20640/1914). … B-class locomotives noted here were Nos. 783 (Sharp Stewart 4562/1900), 788 (NB 20144/1913 -chassis only) and 804 (NB 23302/1925) Queen of the Hills, while No. 792 (Baldwin 44912/1917) was in steam … No.791 was photographed being prepared for the 10 am departure of the special, while No.805 (NB 23300/1925) was cold in the shed
^Aklekar, Rajendra B (30 November 2017). "Darjeeling's century-old steam train to chug in Matheran next year". Mid-Day. Retrieved 26 June 2022. "The loco has been lying for some time at Neral now, but with hopes of restoration of the line, this engine will also come back to life. … But, with the line opening only in March, it will now happen only next year, [2018] " a local official said.
^"The DHR Timeline". North East Frontier Railway. Indian Railways. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Loco 1001B eventually rebuilt at Tindharia Workshop (2012) and converted to conventional coal firing.
^Rao, Raghvendra (3 June 2008). "Narrow gauge 'heritage' trains to be updated soon". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Mandated by the Rail Bhavan, the Indian Railways' Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) at Manaknagar in Lucknow is now seeking professional help in developing better designed narrow gauge railway coaches … Indian Railways plans to centralise their manufacture at its narrow gauge workshop at Kurduwadi in Maharashtra, with a target of producing 100 coaches per year.
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