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Indian WW
Vulcan Foundry works photo of NWR no. 301.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 4791–4794 Build date 1940–1942 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-2T  • UIC C1′h2t Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm) Axle load 16.5 long tons (16.8 t; 18.5 short tons) Loco weight 65.85 long tons (66.91 t; 73.75 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 19,710 lbf (87.67 kN)
Career Operators Indian Railways Number in class 4 Numbers 15010–15013

The Indian locomotive class WW was a class of 0-6-2T tank 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, and completed in 1942.

Class table

See also

• Rail transport in India#History
• Indian Railways
• Locomotives of India
• Rail transport in India

References

Notes

1. ^ Hughes 1996, p. 23.
2. ^ "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1952 0-6-2T (WW) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
3. Hughes 1976, p. 21.
4. Marshall 2009, pp. 147–148.

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. OCLC 35135033.
• Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154.

External links

Media related to Indian locomotive class WW at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Broad-gauge locomotives of India
Steam	BESA designs SP SG PT HP AP HG HT IRS designs XA XB XC XD XE XF XG XH XP XT XS World War II designs AWD AWE CWD AWC IGR standard designs WP WG WL (1939) WL (1955) WM WT WU WV WW
Diesel	Mixed type WDM-1 WDM-2 WDM-2G WDM-3 WDM-3A (3C) WDM-3D (3B, 3E, 3F) WDM-4 WDM-6 WDM-7 Passenger WDP-1 WDP-2/3A WDP-4 (4B, 4D) Goods WDG-2/3A (3B,3C,3D) WDG-4 (4D) WDG-4G WDG-5 WDG-6G Shunting WDS-1 WDS-2 WDS-3/4C WDS-4 (4A, 4B, 4D) WDS-5 WDS-6 WDS-8
DC electric	Mixed type WCM-1 WCM-2 WCM-3 WCM-4 WCM-5 WCM-6 Passenger WCP-1 WCP-2 WCP-3 WCP-4 Goods WCG-1 WCG-2
AC electric	Mixed type WAM-1 WAM-2 WAM-3 WAM-4 Passenger WAP-1 WAP-2 WAP-3 WAP-4 WAP-5 WAP-6 WAP-7 Goods WAG-1 WAG-2 WAG-3 WAG-4 WAG-5 WAG-6A WAG-6B/6C WAG-7 WAG-8 WAG-9 WAGC-3/WAG-10 WAG-11 WAG-12
Dual (AC and DC) electric	Mixed type WCAM-1 WCAM-2/2P WCAM-3 Goods WCAG-1
Dual mode	Passenger WDAP-5

• Railway locomotives introduced in 1942
• Steam locomotives of India
• Vulcan Foundry locomotives
• 0-6-2T locomotives
• 5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives
• Scrapped locomotives