Nomenclature of Indian Engines

Nomenclature of Engines in India

Whenever you travel by trains in India, you spot the engine, that big, hungry Hulk which grunts better than lions. But have you ever realised that each class of engines have a name? Yes, you’ve got me right.

In India, we classify the engines based on three parameters:

1.       The track gauge: This refers to the distance between two tracks in a railway.

W- Broad Gauge

N- Narrow Gauge

2.       The Power Source:

D-Diesel

A-Electricity

3.       The carrying capability:

P- Passenger

G-Goods

M- Both Goods and Passenger