Bengal Nagpur Railway's GSM class locomotive No. 685 photographed in 1937 at Kharagpur was the modified version of predecessor GS class locomotive. Built by Robert Stephenson and Co. in 1937, only two of its kind were built and were regarded as very fine engines by their crews. Notice the large firebox, which had a large grate area of 38 sq ft. They had the power of the IRS Pacifics, yet within a 17-ton axle load. They worked from Calcutta to Nagpur, 702 miles,without change.
Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR) No. 264 was a P30 class 4-4-0 locomotive seen here hauling a shuttle train at Agra was built by Dubs in 1867.
Resplendent M class locomotives (18 in all) of Bengal Nagpur Railway(BNR) were built by North British in 1929 and are representatives on transformation from BESA towards IRS class locomotives. BNR always maintained their own standards for locomotives to be used in their tough terrains. Remarkable variation on the IRS theme: Instead of the later discredited XB, the BNR ordered 18 four cylinder de Glehn Compound Pacifics. These are the largest Compound express locomotives outside Europe.
B2 class No. 1274 was built by Kitson in 1910 to haul mail trains of Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR).
E 52 (originally E 42) built by Sharp Stewart in 1902 was one of the three 0-8-0 tanks with light axle-load built for the salt branch at Patri west of Viramgam. Later these were moved elsewhere for shunting purposes and this example is seen at Agra Cantt. Similar engines were built by Sharp Stewart for Buenos Aires & Ensenada Railway in Argentina in 1896.
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