Indian locomotive class WU

Indian WU
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Serial number 4783–4786
Build date 1940–1943
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration 2-4-2 T
UIC class 1′B1′h2t
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1,562 mm)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 13 in × 26 in (330 mm × 660 mm)
Career
Operators
Number in class 4
Numbers
  • EIR: 2200–2203
  • IR: 26950–26953
[1][2][3]

The Indian locomotive class WU was a class of 2-4-2 T steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India.[1][3]

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.[2]

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.[4]

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References

Notes

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

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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