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Indian locomotive class WU

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Indian WU
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry
Serial number4783–4786
Build date1940–1943
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-2T
 • UIC1′B1′h2t
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1,562 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure210 psi (1.45 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size13 in × 26 in (330 mm × 660 mm)
Career
Operators
Number in class4
Numbers
  • EIR: 2200–2203
  • IR: 26950–26953

The Indian locomotive class WU was a class of 2-4-2T steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India.

The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, to an order placed by the East Indian Railway (EIR) in 1940. They were completed in 1943.

Proposals were later made for additional members of the class WU to be built. However, the class lacked the ability to cope with post-World War II traffic, and therefore the proposals were never realised.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Hughes 1976, p. 21.
  2. ^ Hughes 1990, p. 46.
  3. ^ Hughes 1996, p. 28.
  4. Marshall 2009, p. 88.

Bibliography


Broad-gauge locomotives of India
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