The Garratt articulated locomotive was developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer . The third Garratt locomotive in the World was built in 1910 for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, and given the class letter "D". As with many early Garratt classes, this engine's dimensions and power were designed to be roughly equivalent to those of two of the line's existing 0-4-0T engines.