Indian locomotive class WV

Indian WV

Vulcan Foundry works photo of EIR no. 2120.

Vulcan Foundry works photo of EIR no. 2120.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Serial number 4787–4790
Build date 1939–1942
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration 2-6-2T
UIC class 1′C1′h2t
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Fuel type Coal
Water cap 3,000 imp gal (14,000 l; 3,600 US gal)
Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 28 in (406 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Career
Operators Indian Railways
Number in class 4
Numbers 13070–13073
[1]

The Indian locomotive class WV was a class of 2-6-2T tank locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India.[1][2]

The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, and completed in 1942.[3] They were later converted into class WM engines, which were of 2-6-4T wheel arrangement.[1]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Hughes 1996, p. 23.
  2. ↑ Hughes 1976, p. 21.
  3. ↑ Hughes 1990, p. 46.

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. 
  • Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1. 
  • Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154. 

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