Indian locomotive class WT

The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of 2-8-4T heavy tank locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India from 1960.[2][3] These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line.

Indian WT
WT 14005
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderChittaranjan Locomotive Works
Build date1959–1967
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4T
 • UIC1′D2′h2t
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure210 psi (1.45 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20 1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
OperatorsIndian Railways
Number in class30
Numbers14000–14029
LocaleEastern Railways
PreservedAll Scrapped
[1]

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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