Bangladesh Railway Class 2700


Bangladesh Railway Class 2700 diesel electric locomotive is currently in service on the meter gauge of Bangladesh Railway. This dual cab locomotive series has been in service since 1994. Bangladesh Railway has a total 21 locomotives of this class. These 21 locomotives are being used in passenger services.

Builders details

The Class 2700 locomotives are built by ABB Henschel and Adtranz of Germany under License of Electro Motive Division. These 21 locomotives came to Bangladesh in 2 phases:
The Class 2700 is a 1,500 hp locomotive. The Electro Motive Division export model of this locomotive is JT18U6. The wheel arrangement of this locomotive is A1A-A1A. This locomotive can achieve speed up to with passenger trains. The Class 2700 locomotives have a similar specification to the Bangladesh Railway 2600 and 2900 class locomotives.
The Bangladesh Railway classification of this locomotive is 'MEL-15'. Here - M stands for meter gauge, E Stands for diesel electric, L stands for Henschel and 15 stands for locomotive horsepower.

Usage

The Class 2700 locomotive can be used both for passenger services and freight services. It was highly recommended for prominent Bangladeshi trains like Subarna Express, Sonarbangla Express, Parabat Express etc. However, Class 2900 is preferred by Bangladesh Railway for pulling prominent trains nowadays. Class 2700 pulls commuters and short distance intercity trains.
Initially, Class 2700 locomotives were used for freight services as well. Due to several mechanical constraints, they were taken off from the freight service.

Maintenance

Class 2700 Locomotives are maintained in the following workshops:
  • Central Locomotive Workshop at Parbatipur, Dinajpur.
  • Diesel Workshop at Pahartali, Chittagong.

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