Indian locomotive class WT

Indian WT
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Build date 1959–1967
Total produced 30
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-4 T
UIC class 1′D2′h2t
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 20 1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Career
Operators Indian Railways
Number in class 30
Numbers 14000–14029
[1]

The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of 2-8-4 T heavy tank locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India from 1960.[2][3]

The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India,[4] and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India.[5]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Hughes 1996, p. 23.
  2. ↑ Hughes 1976, p. 31.
  3. ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 90, 145–146.
  4. ↑ Marshall 2009, p. 90.
  5. ↑ Hughes 1996, pp. 14, 23.

Bibliography

  • Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586. 
  • 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. 


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