Bangladesh Railway Class 3100 is a class of 26 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives of Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh Railway, numbered 3101 to 3126. They entered service from the middle of 1971 and were classified as MEE-5, where M = Meter-gauge, E = Diesel-electric, E = English-electric and 5 = 5×100 hp = 500 hp.

Builders Details

The Bangladesh Railway Class 3100 are built by English Electric.

Technical Details

Class 3100 is a 500hp locomotive using the English Electric 4SRKT MKII Four-Cylinder Turbocharged Diesel Engine. These locomotives were only used for shunting purpose.

The Class 3100s were ordered by the Pakistan Eastern Railway in 1971, that became the Bangladesh Railway. They were of the hood type with a full-width driving cab at one end. The very short overall length of 28 ft (8.534 m) helps visibility in the restricted loading gauge. The locomotive is carried on two cast-steel bogies designed to negotiate curves of 358 ft (109.118 m) radius. A direct-coupled DC generator transmits power from a four-cylinder pressure-charged engine to four axle-hung traction motors which drive the wheels through straight spur gears.

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