Bangladesh Railway Class 3200

Bangladesh Railway Class 3200
Locomotive 3211 At Dewanganj Bazar
Type and origin Power type Diesel–Hydraulic Designer Ganz-Mávag (Hungary) Builder Ganz-Mávag Model DHM–10 Build date 1980–1982 Total produced 22 Units
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Length 12.8 m (41.99 ft) Height 3.75 m (12.3 ft) Loco weight 42 tonnes (41 long tons; 46 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 2,000 litres (440 imp gal; 530 US gal) Prime mover Ganz–Jendrassik 6 JVF 17/24 Engine type 2-Stroke Diesel Engine Cylinders 6 Transmission Diesel–Hydraulic Loco brake Vacuum / Air Couplers Norwegian
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph) Power output 500 hp (370 kW)
Career Operators Bangladesh Railway Class MHZ-5 Numbers 3201–3222 Current owner Bangladesh Railway Disposition Mostly Retired (Only A Few Locomotives Are Active)

Bangladesh Railway Class 3200 is a class of meter-gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotive operated by Bangladesh Railway. They are the first metre-gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotives of Bangladesh.

Details

In 1980, Bangladesh Railway purchased diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Ganz-MÁVAG, based in Budapest, Hungary. A total of 80 such locomotives were procured during 1980–1982, of which 60 were for metre-gauge lines. From these, 22 units were designated as Class 3200.

Classification and numbering

The number-series/class of these locos is 3200. The locomotives were numbered from 3201 to 3222. The class-name/specification of the locos is MHZ-5, where M = Metre-Gauge, H = Diesel-Hydraulic, Z = Ganz-MÁVAG and 5 = 5 × 100 hp = 500 hp.

Service and operations

These 500 hp locomotives were not used for mainline duty; they were only used for shunting. This was not a successful locomotive class.

References

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