India s Largest Steam Loco smokes rapidly departs Kharagpur, 90 year old Beyer Garratt Steam Loco
Beyer Garratt, the 92 year old steam locomotive built in Beyer Peacock Co. in Manchester was once the paty of the historical Bengal Nagur Railways. Being taken out of service in the 1960s, this loco was brought back to life again in 2006 at the Kharagpur Work Shop for a Heritage Special Run in 2006. I also witnissed this massive steam giant on tracks departing from Kharagpur, covering up the whole sky in dark smoke Many thanks to Abhijeet Lenka for giving this valuable information about this sp
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