Indian locomotive class XC
Indian XC | |
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Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | |
Build date | 1928–1931 |
Total produced | 72 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-6-2 |
UIC classification | 2′C1′h2 |
Gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
Driver diameter | 6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) |
Axle load | 19.5 long tons (19.8 t; 21.8 short tons) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Cylinders | Two, outside |
Cylinder size | 23 in × 28 in (584 mm × 711 mm) |
Valve gear | Walschaerts |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
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Number in class |
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The Indian locomotive class XC was a class of heavy axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.[1][4]
The 72 members of the class were built in the United Kingdom between 1928 and 1931, some of them by William Beardmore & Co in Glasgow, Scotland, and the rest by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England.[5][6]
Upon partition of India in 1947, a total of 22 members of the class went to Pakistan.[7] The other 50 remained in India.[2]
See also
- History of rail transport in India
- History of rail transport in Pakistan
- Indian Railways
- Locomotives of India
- Pakistan Railways
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hughes 1976, p. 15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hughes 1990, p. 14.
- ↑ Hughes 1996, pp. 24, 87.
- ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 36, 40, 47–48, 51–54.
- ↑ Hughes 1990, pp. 14, 27, 46, 59, 80.
- ↑ Hughes 1996, p. 24.
- ↑ Hughes 1996, p. 87.
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
- "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1944. Archived from the original (JPG) on 17 July 2013. – features an image of a class XC locomotive on the Kurrong Bridge
- "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1945. Archived from the original (JPG) on 17 July 2013. – features an image of a class XC locomotive at Lahore Junction
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