Indian locomotive class XA

The Indian locomotive class XA was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.[3][4][5]

Indian XA
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry
Build date1929, 1931, 1935
Total produced113
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′h2
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.562 m)
Axle load13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons)
Loco weight67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons)
Tender weight42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort20,960 lbf (93.23 kN)
Career
Operators
Number in class
  • IR: 76
  • PR: 37
NumbersIR: 22001–22076
[1][2][3]

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.[2]

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan.[6] The other 76 remained in India.[1]

Only two XA's are preserved XA 22002 is preserved at the Railway Institute Chandausi. while XA 22046 is preserved.

See also

References
  1. Hughes 1990, p. 14.
  2. Hughes 1996, p. 24.
  3. "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1928-35 4-6-2 (XA) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. Hughes 1976, p. 13.
  5. Marshall 2009, pp. 36–42, 47.
  6. Hughes 1996, p. 87.

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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