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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-6-2 |
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• UIC | 2′C1′ h4 |
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Gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) |
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Axle load | 21.5 long tons (21.8 t; 24.1 short tons) |
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Loco weight | 108 long tons (110 t; 121 short tons) |
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Tender weight | 64.15 long tons (65.18 t; 71.85 short tons) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Boiler pressure | 225 psi (1.55 MPa) |
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Cylinders | Four (two inside and two outside) |
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Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 34,400 lbf (153.02 kN) |
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Numbers | - XS1: 760, 761
- XS2: 780, 781
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The Indian locomotive class XS was a class of experimental four-cylinder 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition Pakistan.[3]
The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1930. They were divided into two sub-classes, XS1 and XS2, each made up of two locomotives.[3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.
See also
Trains portal
Pakistan portal
References
Notes
- ^ a b c "North Western Railway, Pakistan 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1930 4-6-2 (XS1 & XS2) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
Bibliography
- Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5. OCLC 21871114.
- Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1. OCLC 35135033.