Motipur Sugar Factory No. 3, an Indian State Railways E class 2-4-0 which later ran on the BB&CIR. The loco carries a Neilson & Co. plate from 1876 on one side and a Vulcan Foundry plate from 1877 on the other. Whichever is right it was one of the

No. 2, a Baldwin 4-6-0T ex-WD First World War loco - the last of its type still in India. Motipur is a sad place. The mill, formerly a family-run affair, was nationalised by the Bihar state government, run by a nationalist party, and promptly closed leavi

A side view of metre gauge 2-4-0 No. 3. There was originally a side window where the circular numberplate is. This is the last surviving E class engine in its original condition although there is one rebuilt as a saddle tank in the Railway Museum at Delhi

Motipur Sugar Factory no. 3. Motipur Sugar Factory, 2004-03-16. By James Waite.

Motipur Sugar Factory Alco 4-6-0T no. 2 in store at the back of the 60cm gauge shed. Motipur Sugar Factory, Bihar, 2004/03/16. By James Waite.