Awe. It doesn’t look “abandoned.” It looks well cared for and on display.
This is what The Goog has to say…
This is locomotive No. 152, a single-cab variant of Indian Railways Class ZDM-3 narrow-gauge diesel locomotive built for the 2’6" (762mm) narrow-gauge lines. It spent its active career operating on the famous heritage Kalka-Shimla line before being retired from regular service around 2013.
Today, this specific engine is permanently plinthed and preserved as a heritage monument outside the Ambala Cantonment railway station in Haryana, India.
The classification code ZDM breaks down as:
Z: 2’6" Narrow Gauge
D: Diesel power
M: Mixed traffic duty (capable of hauling both passenger and freight trains).
Awe. It doesn’t look “abandoned.” It looks well cared for and on display.
This is what The Goog has to say…
This is locomotive No. 152, a single-cab variant of Indian Railways Class ZDM-3 narrow-gauge diesel locomotive built for the 2’6" (762mm) narrow-gauge lines. It spent its active career operating on the famous heritage Kalka-Shimla line before being retired from regular service around 2013.
Today, this specific engine is permanently plinthed and preserved as a heritage monument outside the Ambala Cantonment railway station in Haryana, India.
The classification code ZDM breaks down as: Z: 2’6" Narrow Gauge D: Diesel power M: Mixed traffic duty (capable of hauling both passenger and freight trains).
It is technically what you had call a heritage loco.
Indian Railways classifies locos by three initial letters . W for Broad Gauge, Y for Meter gauge and Z (pictured) for Narrow Gauge.