List of rolling stock of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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As of 2022 the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, India, had approximately one hundred pieces of rolling stock. These include several of the narrow-gauge locomotives of India within the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. As of 2017, six out of thirteen remaining steam locomotives were operation.[1] Starting in 2017, it was planned to start producing new replacement parts and to stop the process of the cannibalism that had been used to keep the remaining steam engines going.[2]


Locomotives

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Number Type Names Built Builder Notes
SteamBaby Sivok 1881 or 1917Orenstein & Koppel or Sharp, Stewart and Company hauled Jawaharlal Nehru at Indian Railway Centenary in 1952 or 1953;[3] plinthed at Siliguri Junction railway station (1957 or 1973; ‒1999); cosmetically restored (1999); Ghum Railway Museum, Ghum railway station (2000‒);
01B ClassTindharia [4]
600NDM-6 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive Originally delivered to Matheran Hill Railway
601NDM-6 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive
602NDM-6 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive
603NDM-6Tridhara[5] 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive Originally delivered to Matheran Hill Railway
604NDM-6Maverick 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive
605NDM-6Buccaneer 1997SAN Engineering and Locomotive
606NDM-6 2025NFR, New Bongaigaon/ Tindharia New Diesel Locomotive
607NDM-6 2025NFR, New Bongaigaon/ Tindharia New Diesel Locomotive
608NDM-6 2026NFR, New Bongaigaon/ Tindharia New Diesel Locomotive
777B Class18 B1881 Works #3517; DHR No. 18; rebuilt at Tindharia (1917), withdrawn (1957), cosmetically restored (2014); National Rail Museum, New Delhi[6][7]
778B Class19 B 1889Sharp, Stewart and Company Works #3518; DHR No.19. Rebuilt at Tindharia Works (1908). Overhauled (1956). Withdrawn (30 September 1960). Purchased by Elliot Donnelley (1962) for Ampersand, Reset and South Eastern Railroad, Lake Forest, Illinois, US. Relocated to Hesston Steam Museum, US (1967; 1982‒). Damaged by fire (26 May 1985), restored (1985), retired (1988). Purchased by Adrian Shooter (2002). Arrived at Tyseley Locomotive Works (19 January 2003‒). Rebuilt with tender and railway air brakes (2003). Beeches Light Railway, England (2004‒2023). Purchased by Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (21 June 2023). Relocated to Statfold Barn Railway, England (2023‒). Planned overhaul (2024).
779B ClassHimalayan Bird Eagles on cylinders [4]
780B ClassWanderer1892Sharp, Stewart and Company Re-built (2010) at Golden Rock Railway Workshop[8][4]
781B Class1899Sharp, Stewart and Company Sold to North Eastern Coalfields, Tipong Colliery (1968). Donated by Coal India and plinthed at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒) on top of two Assam Bengal Railway bridge pillars from 1898.[9]
782B ClassMountaineer [4]
783B Class1900Sharp, Stewart and Company[10] Works #4562[10]
785B Class Plinthed outside Dehradun railway station[11]
786B Class
  • Ajax
  • Mountaineer[4]
787B Class Converted to oil-firing (2002); cosmetically converted back; plinthed at Siliguri Junction railway station (2019‒)
788B ClassTusker1913North British[10] Works #20144;[10][4]
791B Class1914North British[10] Works #23302;[10] spares donor, Siliguri[4]
792B ClassHawkeye[4] 1917Baldwin Locomotive Works[10] Works #44912[10]
794B Class 1917Baldwin Locomotive Works Transferred to Matheran Hill Railway (2001‒); converted for oil-firing (May 2013);[12] side louvres added; first test run (2018)[13][14]
795B ClassBronco1919DHR Tindharia works [4]
798B ClassGreen Hills1925 or 1926North British Works #23291; Rail Museum, Howrah[15]
802B Class
  • Whistle Queen
  • Victor
804B Class
  • Queen of the Hills[10]
  • Valiant
1925North British[10] Works #23302[10]
805B Class
1925North British[10] Works #23300[10]
806B ClassQueen of Hill [4]
807C Class1914North British Works #2064; donated to Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
808C ClassNorth British plinthed at Maligaon
1001B Class oil-burnerHimrathi2004Golden Rock Railway Workshop without side louvres; converted to coal firing at Tindharia works (2012)[16]
1002B Class oil-burnerHimanand2004Golden Rock Railway Workshop[17] 5 kW electrical generator, oil fuel atomiser, 2,100 L water tank, 900 litre diesel tank; with side louvres; returned to manufacturer
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Passenger and freight

Beginning in 2008, the Indian Railways headquarters (Rail Bhavan) mandated that all narrow gauge railways in Indian, should move to a future standardised coach design.[18]

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Number Type Names Built Builder Notes
11CarriageNarsing[10]
14Carriage (Saloon)Everest1943 curved end, 3 windows, 1 door, 2 windows; 1+1 seating
26Carriage Falconhurst[10]1967/1968Gorakhpur 1 window, 1 door, 4 windows (widely spaced); two rectangular end windows at one end[19]
27Carriage IRangeet1967/1968Gorakhpur "I Chair Car". 4 windows (square), door, 1 window (round); 1 window(square), door, 4 windows(square) "FCZ-27". Plinthed(under cover) at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒).
28Carriage IChomolungma1967/1968Gorakhpur

narrow window, 1 door, 4 windows (square corners); 4 windows, door, narrow window[20]

71Carriage II 5 windows(vertical sliding), door, 4 windows(vertical sliding)
71 ACarriage ILhotse1968 Mysore 2 windows, central door, 2 windows; end window; curved bodyshell
73Carriage (Replica)2004Boston Lodge Beeches Light Railway, England; 4 windows, door, 5 windows[21] Purchased by Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (21 June 2023). Relocated to Statfold Barn Railway (2023‒).
75Carriage IKanchanjanga1967/1968Gorakhpur "Deluxe First Class Chair Car"; 4 windows, 1 door, 5 windows; Rail Museum, Howrah
76Carriage 5 windows, 1 door, 4 windows
78Carriage I1967Gorakhpur 4 tall windows(square), door, 5 tall windows(square); 5 tall windows(square), door, 4 wall windows(square)
79Carriage II 2 windows, 3 windows, door, 1 window
80Carriage 5 windows, 1 door, 4 windows
82Carriage
85Carriage II1968 9 windows(sliding vertically), door; preserved stock[22]
86 ACarriage IMakalu2001Mysore 2 windows, door, 2 windows; wide end windows(round); curved bodyshell
88Carriage I Preserved stock[22]
93Carriage I1967Gorakhpur 5 windows, door, 4 windows; Ghum Railway Museum, Ghum railway station;[23] rebuilt 1980s; Preserved stock[22]
100CarriageShivalik 4 windows; door; narrow window
102Carriage ISerendip narrow window(round), door, 4 windows(square); 4 windows(square), door, narrow window(round)
103Carriage II1968 Preserved stock (frame only)[22]
104Carriage ITashidelek1989Jodhpur, JUDH[24] narrow window(round), 4 windows(square), door; narrow window(round, toilet), 4 windows(round), door; at Ghum railway museum (2021)
105Carriage IMark Twain narrow window(round, vertical sliding), 4 windows(square, spaced out, horizontal sliding), door
106Carriage IIPandim1989/1990Jodhpur half window (toilet), 4 windows, door; door, 3 windows, gap, door, narrow window; end windows or half window, door, gap, 3 windows, door
107Carriage ISimvo 4 windows, door, 1 large window (toilet); 1 window, door, 4 windows
108 ACarriage INuptse2001Mysore 2 windows, central door, 2 windows; curved bodyshell; wide end windows
109Carriage IThe Frontiers Man undersize window, 4 windows, door, small gap; "FCZ-109" at bottom left.
110Carriage II narrow window(round), 4 windows(round), door; preserved stock (without body)[22]
111 ACarriage I half window, 4 windows, small gap, door; "FCZ-111" at bottom left.
112Carriage I1990 half window (toilet), 4 windows, door; 2+1 seating; luggage in one corner
113Carriage I1989/1990Jodhpur half window (toilet), 4 windows, door
114Carriage IGuicha1990Jodhpur half window, 4 windows , door, slight gap; previously second class (S-114)
115Carriage II narrow window, 4 windows, narrow window, door
116CarriageRongbuk1990; 2000Mysore 2 narrow windows, door, 3 windows; 3 windows, door (I, Guard), half window, half window (toilet); small end window + wide end window; curved bodyshell; "FR-116A"
117Carriage I1991Jodhpur undersized window, 4 windows, door
118CarriageAravalli1991Jodhpur ?, 4 windows, door
119Carriage III1902DHR Tindharia 2-axle carriage; cost Rs.1907; 16 passengers; length: 4.36 m; Tare: 1381 kg; Retired (1968); restoration (2003) funded by Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (DHRS); National Rail Museum, New Delhi
119CarriageKhang1989/1990Jodhpur half window(round, opaque), 4 windows(round), door(round)
120 ACarriage ITeesta narrow window, 4 windows, door
121Carriage ISandakphu half window (round, toilet), 4 windows(round, horizontal sliding), door; 5 windows(round, horizontal sliding), door
122 ACarriage ISagarmatha2001Mysore 2 windows, central door, 2 windows; wide end windows; curved bodyshell[25]
124 RA Carriage (Inspection) Himalayan Princess 1917 RA-124; Previously open balcony; 1 door, 8 windows, 1 door; sofa + chairs; rebuilt at Siliguri Junction (2012)
126Carriage I2015 half window, 5 windows, small gap, 1 door; inward facing 2+2 seats
127Carriage window, door, 4 windows; end windows (thin, large, thin)
128Carriage I2015 1 window, gap, 5 windows, door; half window, 5 windows, gap, door
143Carriage IDhaulagiri narrow window (toilet), 4 windows, door
145Luggage van large gap, sliding door, gap, door, small window(square)
146Carriage II (SLR)Talung2000 door(rectangular window), 3 windows(square), gap(welded shut), door, small window(rectangular); window, door, narrow window (toilet), 3 windows, door; three end windows(small, square); later first class
147Luggage van1967/1968Gorakhpur Preserved as heritage stock
148Carriage IITsokha "II Chair Car". window(small, rectangular), 4 windows(round), door. "SCZ 148". Plinthed(under cover) on turntable at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒).
149Carriage (Dining)Tenzing Norgay2001 narrow window, door, 4 windows; gap, window, door, 2 windows, gap, window; converted from baggage car in 2001
151Carriage II (Guard)Dzongri 2 windows, door, 2 windows, door (Guard), narrow window
152Luggage van1967/1968Gorakhpur Preserved as heritage stock
153Carriage II / Luggage vanPhalut narrow window, door, gap, sliding door, 2 windows, door; door, 2 windows, sliding door, gap, door, narrow window
154Luggage van gap, sliding door, gap, door, small window; end window
154Carriage IIGorkhey narrow window, door, gap, 3 windows, door, small window; … door, two windows; likely converted
154Carriage (Replica)2004Boston Lodge Beeches Light Railway, England; 1 window, door, 6 windows, door, 1 window; end window[26] Purchased by Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (21 June 2023). Relocated to Statfold Barn Railway (2023‒).
155Carriage IIBakhim1967 half window, door, 2 windows, gap, door, 2 windows
157 ACarriage (Brake)1967 narrow window(square, vertical sliding), door, gap, 3 windows(round, horizontal sliding), door; door, 3 windows(round, horizontal sliding), gap, door, window(square); three end windows(square); "FR-157"
158 ACarriage (Brake)Khumbu2001Mysore 3 windows, door, 2 narrow windows (toilet); wide end window, small end window; curved bodyshell
160Carriage I2000Kalka narrow window(round, toilet, opaque), door, 4 windows(square, horizontal sliding)
162Carriage IKalka 4 windows, door, narrow window(toilet)
163Carriage I200xKalka 4 windows(square, horizontal sliding, large frames), door, narrow window(round, vertical sliding, toilet on one side); 2+1 seating
164Carriage2000/2003Kalka
362Carriage IINilgiri 4 windows, door, narrow window (curved, toilet); narrow window(round), door, 4 windows(square, spaced out)
363Carriage IINunkun 4 windows, door, narrow window (toilet)
364Carriage IIZanskar half window, door, 4 windows
372Steel van1943 double doors; red oxide; Ghum Railway museum[27]
551Steel van1940[22] double doors; red oxide; 2238 kg
553Steel van1940[22] double doors; red oxide; Ghum Railway museum
576Steel van1943[22] double doors; red oxide; 2238 kg; derailed (2018)[28]
583Steel van1943[22] Preserved stock[22]
586Steel van1943[22] double doors; red oxide; Ghum Railway museum[29]
589Steel van1943[22] double doors; red oxide; 2485 kg; preserved stock
601Steel van Preserved stock[22]
0601 ACarriage II undersized window, 5 windows, small gap, door
0602 ACarriage II2007 undersized window, small gap, 5 windows, door; all-over advertising (2022‒)
0603 ACarriage II narrow window, small gap, 5 windows, door
604Carriage I half window, 5 windows, small gap, door
605 ACarriage II half window, small gap, 5 windows, door
605Parcel van2007‒2016Kurduvadi Workshop rebuilt as Parcel van (windows welded up)[30]
668Flat wagon (BKU) 1928 Preserved stock[22]
675Flat wagon (BKU) 1943 Preserved stock;[22] Ghum railway museum (2021)
0801Carriage
0802 ACarriage (Guard) door, 2 windows, narrow window, gap, door (Guard), narrow window
803Carriage I2007‒2016Kurduvadi Workshop half window, 5 windows, door; micro window, 5 windows, small gap, door
0804Carriage narrow window, door, gap, narrow window, gap, window, door, window
805Carriage I2009Kurduvadi Workshop
806Carriage IKurduvadi Workshop narrow window, gap, 2 windows, tiny gap, 3 windows, door; micro window(round), 5 windows(square), door(round); in stub siding at Darjeeling
0807Carriage I (AC)2007‒2016Kurduvadi Workshop half window, 4 windows, door; toilet
0808Carriage II door, 2 windows, narrow window, door, narrow window; previously with inter-carriage gangway (2016)
0810 ACarriage II2007‒2016Kurduvadi Workshop narrow window, door, medium gap, narrow window, 2 windows (spaced out), door
0903 ACarriage I narrow window (toilet), gap, 5 windows, door; one window replaced with billboard
904Carriage I2007‒2016Kurduvadi Workshop narrow window, gap, 5 windows, door
0905Carriage I2011Kurduvadi Workshop half window, 5 windows, small gap, door; all-over advertising (2022‒)
0906 ACarriage I2012Kurduvadi Workshop half window, 4 windows, door; end windows
0907Carriage I2009Kurduvadi Workshop narrow window, 5 windows, gap, door; doors diagonally opposite;[31] upgraded to Vistadome roof
908Carriage I narrow window(square, toilet), small gap, 5 windows(square, horizontal sliding), door(round); former end gangway removed
919Flat wagon (BKU) 1943 Preserved stock[22]
921Carriage I2015 Vistadome (glass roof); 1 window, 5 windows, 1 door; end windows; all-over advertising (2022‒)
922Carriage I Vistadome (glass roof); 1 window, 5 windows, 1 door; end windows
923Carriage I2015Kurduvadi Workshop Vistadome (glass roof); 1 window, 5 windows, 1 door; 2+2 seating; window both ends; brake; doors diagonally opposite.
924CarriageKurduvadi Workshop 5.5 windows, door; end windows; all-over advertising (2022‒)
925Carriage (AC)2015Kurduvadi Workshop half window (air con), 5 windows, door
927Carriage (AC)2015Kurduvadi Workshop half window (air con), 5 windows, door; derail (2018)[32]
967BC1915 Preserved stock[22]
994BC1915 Preserved stock[22]
1906Carriage2009Kurduvadi Workshop half window, gap, 5 windows, door
1907Carriage (AC)Kurduvadi Workshop narrow window(square, vent), 5 windows(sealed), door(round)
1908Carriage (Dining)Kurduvadi Workshop Vistadome, dining + bar; narrow window, 3 windows, door, window;
WTWater tank1928 Preserved stock;[22] Ghum railway museum, Ghum railway station
Trolley Gravity trolley with bench + parasol; towed up hill
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Further reading

  • Vardhan, Harsh (April 2006). "Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Steam Locomotive List". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  • Martin, Terry; Churchill, David. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (ed.). "DHR Coaches". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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