This is the Bayer- Garratt articulated locomotive of the B and N Railway.

Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2010 Jul 12 16:01:16 +0000

It certainly looks like a Beyer Garrett but it looks as if it is standing on narrow gauge tracks so my guess is one of the two Nepal Government Railway locomotives 'Mahabir' or 'Sitaram' on the Jaynagar line.

Posted by Mick Pope on 2010 Jul 12 16:09:56 +0000

This is Bengal Assam Railway's metre gauge Bayer Garratt locomotive GX 32086 (BP 7144). For years (decades) it has been spotted rusting away at Guwahati and it has been recently moved to Tinsukia for preservation. It is the only known metre gauge Garratt locomotve in existence. Great work Rahul! Perhaps you can ask the powers to be to scrape, clean and paint the works plate in a different colour. Also, they should research and paint the locomotive in its original colour which this one seems unlikely to be.

Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2010 Jul 12 17:07:50 +0000

Thanks Harsh, this is indeed a 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt! You will also be glad to know that I had the opportunity to meet the authorities there, who are very keen in restoring this loco to it's former shape and glory. Within a day or two I shall send them a picture of a similar war department Garratt loco from Burma, showing them the original fittings.

Posted by Rahul on 2010 Jul 12 18:18:34 +0000