Kotri Junction, Pakistan, 18/12/1993

Photographs around Kotri Junction locomotive shed, east of Karachi.  The track is broad gauge, 5ft 6ins (1,676mm).

1-of-6)  Oil-fired BESA (British Engineering Standards Association) class HGS (Heavy Goods, Superheated) 2-8-0 2275 (built by Vulcan Foundry, 1923-4) at Kotri Junction, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.

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2-of-6)  Diesel locomotive, A1A-A1A class ARP-20, 2095 at Kotri Junction, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.  Originally built by Alco in the 1950s, members of this class have been rebuilt with 2,000 HP engines in the 1970s.

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3-of-6)  Oil-fired BESA (British Engineering Standards Association) class HGS (Heavy Goods, Superheated) 2-8-0 2223 (built Kitson, 1914) at Kotri Junction, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.  The tank wagon provides an additional water supply for the locomotive.

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4-of-6)  Oil-fired BESA (British Engineering Standards Association) class SGS (Standard Goods, Superheated) 0-6-0 2448 (built by Vulcan Foundry, 1920) at Kotri Junction locomotive shed, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.
Behind are HGS 2-8-0 2237 (built by Kitson, 1919-20) and a steam crane.

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5-of-6)  Out of service BESA (British Engineering Standards Association) "Standard Goods" class SGC 0-6-0 1225 (built by Vulcan Foundry 1911-2) at Kotri Junction locomotive shed, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.
The SGC class locomotives were originally built with saturated boilers but were later converted with superheated boilers giving them the very distinctive elbowed steam pipes.

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6-of-6)  Out of service "Standard Goods" class SGC 0-6-0 1196 (built by North British in 1910) at Kotri Junction locomotive shed, Pakistan, 18th December 1993.
The SGC class locomotives were originally built with saturated boilers but were later rebuilt with superheated boilers giving them the very distinctive elbowed steam pipes.

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Many of the photographs in these railway photograph galleries are available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.  Attribution should include a link to www.nigeltout.com.