Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class
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nilgiri-mountain-railway-x-class-167-172287
title:
Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class
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The X class is a metre gauge 0-8-2RT rack and pinion compound locomotive used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They are used on the 28-kilometre-long (17 mi) section between Coonoor and Mettupalayam, where the line reaches a gradient of 8%. The railway uses the Abt system on these steep sections. The locomotives have two high-pressure and two low-pressure cylinders, located outside of their frames. The low-pressure cylinders drive the rack gears, and are po
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway_X_class
date created:
2010-02-21T22:23:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T15:54:45Z
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