Indian locomotive class XA
Appearance
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The Indian locomotive class XA was a class of light axle load 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 India and Pakistan.[3][4][5]
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]
Preservation
[edit]Working | Class | Number | Location | Built | Zone | Builders | Build No | Name |
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No | XA | 22046 | Parel Workshop, Mumbai | 1931 | CR | Vulcan Foundry | ||
No | XA | 22002 | Railway Institute Chandausi | 1935 | NR | Vulcan Foundry |
See also
[edit]- Rail transport in India#History
- History of rail transport in Pakistan
- Indian Railways
- Locomotives of India
- Pakistan Railways
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hughes 1990, p. 14.
- ^ a b Hughes 1996, p. 24.
- ^ a b "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1928-35 4-6-2 (XA) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Hughes 1976, p. 13.
- ^ Marshall 2009, pp. 36–42, 47.
- ^ Hughes 1996, p. 87.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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. OCLC 21871114.
- 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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