Indian locomotive class WL (1939)

The Indian locomotive class WL of 1939 was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific"-type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition Pakistan.[1]

Indian WL (1939)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry
Serial number4779–4782
Build date1939
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′h2
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size18 1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
Operators
Number in class4
Numbers101–104
[1][2][3]

Classes

The four members of the class were built for the North Western Railway (of British India) by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1939, and were delivered the following year.[1][3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.[2]

The class WL of 1939 is not to be confused with the Indian locomotive class WL of 1955, the first ten members of which were also built by Vulcan Foundry.[1][3] According to Vulcan Foundry's publicity material, the two classes bore no resemblance to each other.[3]

See also

References

Notes
  1. Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.
  2. Hughes 1996, p. 87.
  3. "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

Bibliography
  • 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.
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