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{{Short description|B class steam locomotive}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 19<br>(All-India No. 778)
| powertype = Steam
| image = DHR 778 05-05-01 15.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = No. 778 hauling a train on the [[Ffestiniog Railway]]
| designer =
| builder = [[Sharp, Stewart & Co.]]
| ordernumber =
| serialnumber = 3518
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| whytetype = {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
| uicclass = B n2t
| gauge = {{Track gauge|2ft}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|26|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
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| axleload = {{convert|7.75|LT}}
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| boilerpressure = {{convert|140|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
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| firearea = {{convert|9|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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| totalsurface = {{convert|316|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| superheatertype = None
| cylindercount = Two, outside
| cylindersize = {{convert|11|x|14|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
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| tractiveeffort = {{convert|7750|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}
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| operator = {{unbulleted list|[[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]|→ [[Indian Railways]]}}
| operatorclass = [[DHR B Class]]
| powerclass =
| numinclass = 3rd of 34
| fleetnumbers = 19, 778 in all-India scheme of 1957
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| withdrawndate = 1960
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| disposition = Preserved in Great Britain
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[[File:Dhr19.jpg|thumb|right|250px|DHR19 in the station at [[Leighton Buzzard Light Railway|Leighton Buzzard]].]]

'''DHR 778''' is a [[narrow-gauge]] steam locomotive, that was built in 1889 for the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]. It is preserved in the United Kingdom, and is the only member DHR locomotive outside of India.

== History ==
DHR 778 is a {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}} [[DHR B Class|B Class]], a design built between 1889 and 1927. A total of 34 were built. By 2005 only 12 remained on the railway and in use (or under repair). The B class locomotives were designed by [[Sharp Stewart and Company|Sharp Stewart & Co. of Glasgow]] and built by them, their successors [[North British Locomotive Company]] (NBL, Glasgow), and three each by [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] (BLW, Philadelphia, USA), and the DHR works at [[Tindharia]].

Number 778 (originally No.19) was built in 1889 by Sharp Stewart & Co at the Atlas Works in [[Glasgow]]. It is the only DHR locomotive that has been taken out of India. After many years out of use at the [[Hesston Steam Museum]], it was sold to enthusiast [[Adrian Shooter]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and restored to working order. As of 2009, it is based on [[Beeches Light Railway]], a private railway in Oxfordshire, and has also run on the [[Ffestiniog Railway]], the [[Leighton Buzzard Light Railway]], the [[Launceston Steam Railway]] and the [[South Tynedale Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2014/slumdog-millionaire-comes-to-the-north-pennines/|title=Slumdog Millionaire comes to the North Pennines!|year=2014|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref> 778 is the only [[DHR B Class|B]] class with a [[Tender (rail)|tender]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Special events==
In mid-2011, for the 40th anniversary of preservation of the [[Froissy Dompierre Light Railway]] in France, three British-based locomotives visited, including locomotive 778.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2011/british-based-trio-steam-in-france/|title=British-based Trio Steam in France|year=2011|access-date=2021-01-23|work=Rail.co.uk|quote=40th anniversary of the Froissy-Cappy-Dompierre line entering preservation. … invitations extended to The Greensand Railway Museum Trust's [[Baldwin Class 10-12-D|Baldwin 4-6-0T]] [[War Department Light Railways|WDLR]] No. 778 and [[Adrian Shooter]]'s Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B-Class 0-4-0ST No. 19 (SS 3518/1888) to visit.}}</ref>

In 2013, locomotive 778 ran as a part of Indian Extravaganza Fest in [[Bedfordshire]] in East England, <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-historic-indian-steam-locos-to-run-again-in-england-amid-extravaganza-on-weekend-1830550|title = Historic Indian steam locos to run again in England amid extravaganza on weekend|date = 4 May 2013}}</ref> and in 2014 it was the main attraction at the [[South Tynedale Railway]]'s Indian Summer Event<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk/indian-summer-comes-to-alston/|title=Indian Summer Comes to Alston|year=2014|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book |last1=Hughes |first1=Hugh |last2=Jux |first2=Frank |name-list-style=amp |year=1980 |title=Steam Locomotives in India. Part 1 – Narrow Gauge |publisher=Continental Railway Circle |location=Harrow, Middlesex |pages=69, 79, 87 |isbn=0-9503469-5-0 }}

{{Narrow gauge locomotives of India|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Preserved narrow gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Preserved steam locomotives of India]]
[[Category:Sharp Stewart locomotives]]
[[Category:0-4-0ST locomotives]]
[[Category:Individual locomotives of India]]
[[Category:2 ft gauge locomotives]]

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