For years Class BS No. 615 was plinthed in front of the South
Eastern Railway Divisional office here in Nagpur. This is a 2-8-2 engine
running on 2 ft 6 in. gauge, and did service on the Satpura lines of Central
India. The loco was manufactured in 1915 by M/s Nasmyth, Wilson & Company Limited,
Manchester. No further details of the loco are available with me as yet. Some years ago, when parking space at the railway office had become scarce, the
locomotive was shifted to another location, and now it stands proudly in the
Motibagh Narrow Gauge Diesel Loco Shed.
Class ZP No. 5 holds 4 tons of coal and 1700 gallons of
water in its tender. This 4-6-2 engine, again running on 2 ft 6 in. gauge was
made by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Ltd. of Manchester in 1954, and hauled
passenger trains on the Pulgaon -- Arvi narrow gauge section of Central Railway
from May 1955 to June 1986. Displayed now in the circulating area of Nagpur
railway station.
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