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Indian XC
Vulcan Foundry works photograph of an XC
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder William Beardmore & Co Vulcan Foundry Build date 1928–1931 Total produced 72
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) Axle load 19.5 long tons (19.8 t; 21.8 short tons) Fuel type Coal Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 23 in × 28 in (584 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators Indian Railways North Western Railway of Pakistan Number in class IR: 50 NWR (Pak): 22

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.

The 72 members of the class were built in the United Kingdom between 1928 and 1931, some of them by William Beardmore & Co in Glasgow, Scotland, and the rest by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England.

Upon partition of India in 1947, a total of 22 members of the class went to Pakistan. The other 50 remained in India.

Preservation

None of the XC's have survived into preservation.

See also

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

References

1. ^ Hughes 1976, p. 15.
2. ^ Hughes 1990, p. 14.
3. Hughes 1996, pp. 24, 87.
4. Marshall 2009, pp. 36, 40, 47–48, 51–54.
5. Hughes 1990, pp. 14, 27, 46, 59, 80.
6. Hughes 1996, p. 24.
7. 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

• "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1944. Archived from the original (JPG) on 4 March 2016. – features an image of a class XC locomotive on the Kurrong Bridge
• "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1945. Archived from the original (JPG) on 18 May 2016. – features an image of a class XC locomotive at Lahore Junction

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Dual (AC and DC) electric	Mixed type WCAM-1 WCAM-2/2P WCAM-3 Goods WCAG-1
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