Indian locomotive class WU

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

Indian WU
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 4783–4786 Build date 1940–1943 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2 T  • UIC 1′B1′h2t Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 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 East Indian Railway Indian Railways Number in class 4 Numbers EIR: 2200–2203 IR: 26950–26953
[1][2][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]

See also

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

References

Notes

1. Hughes 1976, p. 21.
2. Hughes 1990, p. 46.
3. 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.