Misplaced Pages

Indian XA
Vulcan Foundry works photograph of an XA
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Build date 1929, 1931, 1935 Total produced 113
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.562 m) Axle load 13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons) Loco weight 67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons) Tender weight 42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 20,960 lbf (93.23 kN)
Career Operators Indian Railways Pakistan Railways Number in class IR: 76 PR: 37 Numbers IR: 22001–22076

The Indian locomotive class XA 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 British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan. The other 76 remained in India.

Preservation

See also

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

References

1. ^ Hughes 1990, p. 14.
2. ^ Hughes 1996, p. 24.
3. ^ "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1928-35 4-6-2 (XA) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
4. Hughes 1976, p. 13.
5. Marshall 2009, pp. 36–42, 47.
6. Hughes 1996, p. 87.

Bibliography

• Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
• Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5. OCLC 21871114.
• 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

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 1931
• Steam locomotives of India
• Steam locomotives of Pakistan
• Vulcan Foundry locomotives
• 4-6-2 locomotives
• 5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives
• Passenger locomotives