ASSAM
Assam Co Ltd
Gelakey Tea Plantation
Gauge: 2'0"
GELAKEY No.1 0-4-0PM Bg 534 1914
CHERIDEO 0-4-0PM Bg 535 1914
LAKMIJAN 0-4-0PM Bg 567 1914
GELAKEY No.2 0-4-0PM Bg 681 1914
Unknown location
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDM HE 1802 1936 (a)
4wDM HE 1806 1936 (b)
4wDM HE 1948 1938 (c)
(a) 10/12 h.p. engine
(b) 20 h.p. engine
(c) 30 h.p. engine
Assam Forestry Department
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDH SAN 163 1979
Assam Oil Co, Dighboi
Petrol locomotive for Assam - The Engineer to hand by the last mail contains an illustration showing a petrol locomotive
built by McEwen Pratt to the order of Assam Oil Co for use in the companies oilfield in Assam. It is built to the
requirements of Indian State railway for MG, has six coupled wheels, the wheel base being 5'6". It will be used principally
for shunting purposes, in consequence of which it was absolutely essential that the whole structure should be a massive
design throughout. The engine is of the four-cylinder type and develops 50 bhp at 900 revs. The valves are mechanically
operated and the magneto is fitted with this firm's Murray attachment to facilitate ease in starting the engines. The latter
drives through gearing and then by two chains running in oil baths on to one of the axles, arrangements being provided
whereby these chains can always be kept at the proper tension. A multiple disc clutch is fitted, with springs to assist in
easy starting, and the shock in doing so is taken by springs fitted in the driving wheel. It has two speeds in either
direction of 41/2 and 10 mph. The loco is guaranteed to haul a gross load of 67 tons on the level at 10 mph, or the same
load up a gradient of 1 in 84 at 41/2 mph; this performance however, has we hear, been considerably exceeded. The draw bar
pull when travelling at 41/2 mph up a 1 in 20 incline was 1900 lb. The consumption of fuel was low. A trial of the engine o
a test bed gave 3 1/2 gallons of petrol per hour with the engine running at 900 rpm and developing 50 bhp. This gives
.56 of a pint per bhp per hour. Fuel capacity is provided by two 50 gallon tanks, and four ballast tanks are fitted capable
of holding, if necessary, about 11/2 tons of ballast. The net weight of the loco is 71/2 tons but when being fuelled loaded
with ballast and fuel in running order is approximately 9 tons. Brakes are fitted on al wheels. A large cooling surface has
been provided in the radiators owing to the extremely hot climate prevailing in Assam at certain periods of the year. The
circulation is on the thermosyphon principle. i The above is a description of the 1909 MP loco
Gauge: 1'115/8"
MASSIE 0-4-0ST WB 1948 1912
Gauge: MG
VICTORIA 0-4-0T WB 1490 1896 (a)
0-6-0P MP 1909
BARBARA 0-4-0ST HC 1509 1923
LILLIAN 0-8-0ST HC 1664 1930 (1)
0-4-0DM JF 22556 1939
4wDM RH 394010 1956
4wDM RH 394011 1956
(a) Supplied via ART
(1) Later to Riga Sugar, Bihar, date unknown
Assam Railway & Trading Co.
Gauge: 2'0"
TIRAP 0-4-0ST WB 1436 1894
NAMDANG 0-4-0ST WB 1437 1894
SAIDROW 0-4-0ST WB 1505 1897
HANSANG 0-4-0ST WB 1506 1897
TAKAUR 0-4-0ST WB 1556 1899 (a)
KOLAPANI 0-4-0ST WB 1557 1899
LHASI-IAN 0-4-0ST WB 1733 1904
RAM-RING 0-4-0ST WB 1734 1904
NAMCHICK 0-4-0ST WB 1962 1913 (a)
0-4-0ST WB 2100 1919
JOAN 0-4-0ST WB 2131 1934 (a)
TONY 0-4-0ST WB 2132 1924 (a)
DAVID 0-4-0ST WB 2134 1924
SALLY 0-4-0ST WB 2447 1930
BETTY 0-4-0ST WB 2448 1931 (a)
4wDMF RH 243000 1947 (b)
4wDMF RH 243001 1947 (b)
4wDMF RH 243002 1947 (b)
4wDM RH 249522 1947
4wDMF RH 285350 1947 (b)
4wDM RH 347729 1953
(a) to Coal India Ltd, NE Coalfields, Ledo Brickworks
(b) Mines locomotives.
Gauge: 2'6"
4wDM WB 3188 1961 (a)
(a) Delivered to Scriamritnigar Selected Mines
Gauge: MG
0-4-2 JF 6469 1891
0-4-2 JF 6470 1891
VICTORIA 0-4-0IST WB 1490 1896 (a)
51 4-6-0 WB 2328 1928 (b)
52 4-6-0 WB 2329 1928 (b)
53 4-6-0 WB 2416 1930 (b)
54 4-6-0 WB 2417 1930 (b)
55 4-6-0 WB 2418 1930 (b)
56 4-6-0 WB 2419 1930 (b)
57 4-6-0 WB 2420 1930 (b)
58 4-6-0 WB 2421 1930 (b)
0-4-0DM WB 2507 1934
0-4-0DM WB 2530 1935
4wDM RH 235730 1945
4wDM RH 235731 1945
4wDM RH 326053 1952
(a) Used by Assam Oil Co
(b) Delivered to Dibru Sadiya Railway
ART owned all the coalmines in the state of Assam. Became Coal India in the 197?
Ledo & Tilak Margherita Colliery Railway
Gauge: MG
Constructed for ART in 1883 under a concession granted in 1881. Used originally only for the purpose of bringing coal from
the mines on the south bank of the Dihing river to connect with the DSR. Taken over by the DSR on 01/01/1897.
Dihing Bridge - Ledo (DSR) opened 17/2/1884 51/2 miles
Terms of working. All charges for working the open line system are divided between the DSR and the colliery branch in
proportion to their respective gross earnings. For hire of the rolling stock provided by DSR, 5% of gross earnings are
charged to the colliery.ii
Assam State Electricity Board
Bongaigaon Site
Gauge: BG
4wDH SAN 239 1982
4wDH SAN 242 1982
Salakati Site
Gauge: BG
4wDH SAN 161 1979
Assam Tea Plantations
Gauge: 2'0"
0-4-0PE WB P50 1912
The Bazalone Tea Co Ltd
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDM RH 222096 1943 (a)
4wDM RH 224317 1944 (a)
(a) Supplied via Octavious Steel Co
Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemical Association 41 G3
Gauge: BG
4wDM SAN 147 1979
4wDM SAN 151 1979
Bo-BoDHF SAN 525 1997
Bundla Beta Tea Co
Gauge:
4wDM RH 244571 1947 (a)
(a) delivered to Kharjan Tea Estate
Gauge: 2'0"
0-4-0DM WB 2595 1938
Gauge: 2'6"
0-4-0DM WB 2506 1934
Cement Corporation, Bokajan 43 F4
Gauge: MG
YE
YE
4wDH Telco 201
Daimukhia Tea Estate
Gauge:
4wDM RH 237889 1946
Eastern Assam Trading Co, Balijan-Chubua Railway 44 A1
Gauge: 2'0"
0-4-0PM WB P50 1912
0-4-0PM WB 2230 1924
Empire of India & Ceylon Tea Co, Borjuli
Gauge: 2'6"
BORJULI 0-4-0T AE 2014 1928 (a)
(a) supplied via Francis Theakston
Forest Engineer, Assam
Gauge:
0-6-0T OK 10095 1926
Hindustan Fertiliser Co, Namdroop
Gauge: BG
Bo-BoDH DLW (a) 1984 (a)
0-6-0DH DLW 1997-8 (b)
(a) One of 309-345
(b) WDS 6 type
Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd, Nagaon
Gauge: MG
4wDH SAN 251 1982
4wDH SAN 254 1982
Gammon India Ltd
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDH SAN 327 1984
4wDH SAN 329 1984
4wDH SAN 352 1985
4wDH SAN 353 1985
Goalipara Forest Tramway
Gauge: 2'0"
0-4-2T WB 2896 1948 (a)
0-4-2T WB 2897 1948 (a)
(a) Supplied via McLeod & Co
Site had another ten locomotives?
Hydro Electric Construction Pvt Ltd, Guahati
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDH SAN 256 1982
4wDH SAN 257 1982
4wDH SAN 259 1982
4wDH SAN 265 1982
Gauge: 3'0"
4wDH SAN 260 1982
Indian Carbon, Gauhati
Gauge: MG
4wDH Telco 088
Indian Oil Corporation
Digboi Site
Gauge: MG
4wDH SAN 337 1985
4wDHF SAN 438 1991
Gauhati Site
Gauge: MG
4wDH Telco 171
4wDH SAN 184 1980
Jokai (Assam) Tea Co
Gauge: 2'0"
0-4-0T JF 5852 1889 (a)
0-4-0ST JF 5853 1889
PEKOE TIP 0-4-2ST WB 1438 1894
0-4-0PM Bg 670 1914
0-4-0PM Bg 764 1914
0-4-0PM Bg 765 1914
0-4-0PM Bg 768 1914
0-4-0PM Bg 769 1914
4wPM Howard 946 1929
4wPM DC 2090 1936
4wPM DC 2151 1939
4wPM DC 2152 1939
(a) later rebuilt as 0-4-0ST
Gauge: 60cm
0-4-0PM Bg 809 1915
Lewis Jones, used on construction of Assam Bengal Railway
Gauge: 1'8"
1 0-4-2ST WB 1462 1895
2 0-4-2ST WB 1463 1895
3 0-4-2ST WB 1464 1895
4 0-4-2ST WB 1465 1895
Oil India Ltd, Duliajan
Gauge: MG
4wDH SAN 333 1984
4wDH SAN 338 1985
J Reid & Co, Assam Frontier Tea Co
Gauge: MG
HILKA AFT Co 0-4-0ST WB 1635 1901
HILKA 0-6-0T WB 2203 1926 (1)
(1) to Tulispur Sugar Factory (qv), date unknown
Scottish Assam Tea Co
Gauge: 2'0"
4wDM RH 252854 1948
i IE 15/1/1910
ii History of Indian railways constructed p?
