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Indian WL (1939)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry
Serial number4779–4782
Build date1939
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′h2
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size18+1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
Operators
Number in class4
Numbers101–104
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The Indian locomotive class WL of 1939 was a class of 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.[1]

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The four members of the class were built for the North Western Railway (of British India) by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1939, and were delivered the following year.[1][3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.[2]

The class WL of 1939 is not to be confused with the Indian locomotive class WL of 1955, the first ten members of which were also built by Vulcan Foundry.[1][3] According to Vulcan Foundry's publicity material, the two classes bore no resemblance to each other.[3]

Class table

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Table of orders and numbers
Year Manufacturer Serial Nos. Qty First Nos. All-India Nos. Notes
1939 Vulcan 4779–4782 4 101–104 All 4 transferred to Pakistan

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.
  2. ^ a b Hughes 1996, p. 87.
  3. ^ a b c d "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.

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