Indian locomotive class WV

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

Indian WV
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: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T  • UIC 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 East Indian Railway Company Indian Railways Number in class 4 Numbers EIR: 2120–2123 IR: 26954–26957 (WM): 13070–13073 Disposition Rebuilt as WM class
[1]

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

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

References

Notes

1. 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.

External links

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