Indian locomotive class WL (1955)
Indian WL (1955) | |
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WL 15084 at Amritsar Jn, 1993. | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | |
Build date | 1955, 1966–1969 |
Total produced | 104 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-6-2 |
UIC classification | 2′C1′ h2 |
Gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
Driver diameter | 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m) |
Axle load | 16.9 long tons (17.2 t; 18.9 short tons) |
Locomotive weight | 88.1 long tons (89.5 t; 98.7 short tons) |
Tender weight | 62.59 long tons (63.59 t; 70.10 short tons) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 12 long tons (12 t; 13 short tons) |
Water capacity | 4,500 imp gal (20,000 l; 5,400 US gal) |
Boiler pressure | 210 psi (1.45 MPa) |
Cylinders | Two, outside |
Cylinder size | 19 1⁄4 in × 28 in (489 mm × 711 mm) |
Valve gear | Walschaerts |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 27,640 lbf (122.95 kN) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Indian Railways |
Number in class | 104 |
Number(s) |
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Disposition | No. 15005 preserved |
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The Indian locomotive class WL of 1955 was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India between 1955 and 1995.[2] A total of 109 of them were built in two batches.[3][4]
The first batch, of 10 engines, was built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1955. The second, main, batch, totalling 94 engines, was built in India by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works between 1966 and 1969.[4]
The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the North Western Railway WL class of 1939 (delivered in 1940), all four members of which went to Pakistan upon partition in 1947.[1][5] The two classes bore no resemblance to each other.[1]
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure". Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.
- ↑ Marshall 2009, p. 93.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hughes 1976, p. 27.
- ↑ Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.
Bibliography
- Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
- Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5.
- Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1.
- Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154.
External links
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