Archive · 5 Aug 2025
DHR's New Diesel Loco Successfully Tested for Tourist Season
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) is getting a new diesel engine, the NDM-6!
This new engine has finished its test run from Darjeeling to Siliguri.
It's made for the narrow tracks of the DHR, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, also known as the 'toy train'.
The new engine has upgraded safety features and is expected to be ready before the tourist season.
Indian Railways made the engine with a company in Hyderabad.
Two more engines like this are coming soon.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) completed a successful trial run of the new NDM-6 diesel-hydraulic (DSL) loco.
The trial run covered the Darjeeling to Siliguri route with three coaches.
The NDM-6 loco, designed for narrow gauge heritage routes, was developed by Indian Railways.
The new loco includes upgraded safety features for better performance and reliability.
The loco is planned to be commissioned before the Durga Puja season.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in association with SAN Engineering & Locomotive Company Limited.
- What
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) conducted a successful trial run of the new NDM-6 diesel-hydraulic (DSL) loco.
- When
- Recently; with plans for commissioning before Durga Puja season.
- Where
- Darjeeling to Siliguri route on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR).
- Why
- To enhance operational efficiency and introduce modern engineering enhancements.
- Locomotive Type
- NDM-6 Diesel-Hydraulic (DSL)
- Railway
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)
- Route of Trial Run
- Darjeeling to Siliguri
- Coaches in Trial
- 3
- Designed for
- Narrow gauge heritage routes
- Developed by
- Indian Railways and SAN Engineering & Locomotive Company Limited
