Indian locomotive class WL (1955)
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The Indian locomotive class WL of 1955 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 India between 1955 and 1995.[2] A total of 109 of them were built in two batches.[3][4]
The first batch, of 10 engines, was built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1955. The second, main, batch, totalling 94 engines, was built in India by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works between 1966 and 1969.[4]
The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the WL class of 1939, all of which went to Pakistan upon partition in 1947.[1][5] The two classes bore no resemblance to each other according to Vulcan.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/WL_15005.jpg/220px-WL_15005.jpg)
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References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.
- ^ Marshall 2009, p. 93.
- ^ a b Hughes 1976, p. 27.
- ^ Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.
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.
External links[]
Media related to Indian locomotive class WL (1955) at Wikimedia Commons
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1955
- Steam locomotives of India
- Vulcan Foundry locomotives
- 4-6-2 locomotives
- 5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives
- Passenger locomotives