Bangladesh Railway Class 2600

The Bangladesh Railway Class 2600 is a class of meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives of Bangladesh operated by Bangladesh Railway. Total 16 locomotives of this class entered the fleet of Bangladesh Railway in 1988. These 16 locomotives are used in both passenger and freight trains. All of them are currently in service.
== Builders details ==
Class 2600 locos are manufactured by General Motors Diesel at its London, Ontario plant, Canada. These 16 locos came to Bangladesh in a single phase.
== Technical details ==
Class 2600 is a 1500 hp locomotive using the EMD 645 diesel engine. The Electro Motive Division export model of this locomotive is GT18L-2. The wheel arrangement of this locomotive is A1A-A1A. This locomotive can speed up to 107 km/h with passenger trains. Class 2600 locomotives have a similar specification to Bangladesh Railway Class 2700 and Bangladesh Railway Class 2900 locomotives.
== Classification and numbering ==
The Bangladesh Railway specification of this locomotive is 'MEG 15'. Here - M stands for meter-gauge, E Stands for diesel electric, G stands for General Motors and 15 stands for locomotive horsepower (x100). Locos are numbered from 2601 to 2616.
The class name or specification for class 2600 locos is "MEG-15". Here, M = Meter-gauge, E = Diesel-electric, G = General Motors Diesel and 15 = 15 * 100 = 1500 hp. They are numbered from 2601 to 2616.
== Usage ==
Class 2900 locos are used in both passenger and freight trains, mainly in freight trains. Among the passenger trains, these locos are used on a few inter-city and mail/express trains.
== Color ==
# Green-yellow
# Blue-yellow
# Sky-yellow
== Maintenance ==
Class 2600 locos are maintained at Central Locomotive Workshop of Dinajpur and Diesel Shop of Chittagong.
Category:Bangladesh Railway
Category:Electric locomotives
Category:Diesel locomotives
Category:Diesel-electric locomotives
Category:Built in 1988
Category:Locomotives