Indian locomotive class WL (1955)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Axle load	16.9 long tons (17.2 t; 18.9 short tons)
Loco weight	88.1 long tons (89.5 t; 98.7 short tons)
Tender weight	62.59 long tons (63.59 t; 70.10 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	12 long tons (12 t; 13 short tons)
Water cap.	4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	19+1⁄4 in × 28 in (489 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry (10); Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (94);
Build date	1955, 1966–1969
Total produced	104

Indian WL (1955)
Indian WL (1955)
	WL 15084 at Amritsar Jn, 1993.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry (10); Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (94);
Build date	1955, 1966–1969
Total produced	104
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Axle load	16.9 long tons (17.2 t; 18.9 short tons)
Loco weight	88.1 long tons (89.5 t; 98.7 short tons)
Tender weight	62.59 long tons (63.59 t; 70.10 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	12 long tons (12 t; 13 short tons)
Water cap.	4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	19+1⁄4 in × 28 in (489 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,640 lbf (122.95 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Indian Railways
Number in class	104
Numbers	15000–15009; 15014–15107;
Disposition	No. 15005 preserved

The Indian locomotive class WL of 1955 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 India between 1955 and 1995.^[2] A total of 109 of them were built in two batches.^[3]^[4]

The first batch, of 10 engines, was built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1955. The second, main, batch, totalling 94 engines, was built in India by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works between 1966 and 1969.^[4]

The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the WL class of 1939, all of which went to Pakistan upon partition in 1947.^[1]^[5] The two classes bore no resemblance to each other according to Vulcan.^[1]

Class table

Table of orders and numbers
Year	Manufacturer	Serial Nos.	Qty	First Nos.	All-India Nos.	Notes
1955	Vulcan	6188-6197	10	7785-7794	15000–15009
1966-1968	Chittaranjan		94		15014–15107

Preservation

Working	Class	Number	Location	Built	Zone	Builders	Build No	Name
Yes	WL	15005	Rewari Steam Shed	1955	NW	Vulcan Foundry	6193	Sher e Punjab

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.
^ Marshall 2009, p. 93.
^ ^a ^b Hughes 1976, p. 27.
^ Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.

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. 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.

External links

Media related to Indian locomotive class WL (1955) at Wikimedia Commons

[vulcan-brochure-1] "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[Marshall-IBGSR-90-93-2] Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.

[Marshall-IBGSR-93-3] Marshall 2009, p. 93.

[Hughes-SII-27-4] Hughes 1976, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEHughes199078,_84-5] Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.

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