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The Indian locomotive class WP is a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives used in India. It was introduced after World War II for passenger duties, marking the change from 'X' to 'W' as the classification code for broad gauge locomotives. The class was designed specifically for low-calorie, high-ash Indian coal, by Railway Board designers ...
The Indian locomotive class WL of 1955 was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India between 1955 and 1995. [2] A total of 109 of them were built in two batches.
Class MWGX: 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt; Indian Railway Standards post war designs Class YL: 2-6-2 mixed traffic locomotive with 8-ton axle load (264 built 1953–1957) Class YG: 2-8-2 goods locomotive with 10 1 ⁄ 2-ton axle load (1074 built 1949–1972) Class YP: 4-6-2 passenger locomotive with 10 1 ⁄ 2-ton axle load (871 built 1949–1970)
The Indian locomotive class XP was a class of experimental 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India. [1] [2] [3]The two members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, to an order placed by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) in 1935.
The Indian locomotive class XC was a class of heavy axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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 ...
The introduction of the 4-6-2 design in 1901 has been described as "a veritable milestone in locomotive progress". [3] On many railways worldwide, Pacific steam locomotives provided the motive power for express passenger trains throughout much of the early to mid-20th century, before either being superseded by larger types in the late 1940s and 1950s, or replaced by electric or diesel-electric ...
Class XB, Light Type 4-6-2 Passenger Locomotive Built By The Vulcan Foundry Ltd. for Indian State The XB was one of these 4-6-2 designs, and like the other designs, was designed with consultation with many manufacturers and the British Engineering Standards Association (BESA) by the Indian Railway Board. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Steam locomotives of India" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. ... Indian locomotive class WG; Indian locomotive class ...