Indian locomotive class WT

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Indian WT
WT 14005
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderChittaranjan Locomotive Works
Build date1959–1967
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4T
 • UIC1′D2′h2t
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure210 psi (1.45 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20+1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
OperatorsIndian Railways
Number in class30
Numbers14000–14029
LocaleEastern Railways
DispositionAll scrapped
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The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of 2-8-4T heavy tank locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India from 1960.[2][3] These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line.

The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India,[4] and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India.[5] The first WT class locomotive rolled out of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in March of 1959 and interestingly was also named Chittaranjan.

Class table[edit]

Table of orders and numbers
Year Manufacturer Serial Nos. Qty First Nos. All-India Nos. Notes
1959-1960 Chittaranjan 10 14000–14009 14000 named Chittaranjan
1959-1967 Chittaranjan 20 14010–14029

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References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hughes 1996, p. 23.
  2. ^ Hughes 1976, p. 31.
  3. ^ Marshall 2009, pp. 90, 145–146.
  4. ^ Marshall 2009, p. 90.
  5. ^ Hughes 1996, pp. 14, 23.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
  • 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.


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