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Indian XS Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 4293–4296 Build date 1930 Total produced
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-6-2 • UIC 2′C1′ h4 Gauge 5 ft 6 in 1,676 mm )Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) Axle load 21.5 long tons (21.8 t; 24.1 short tons) Loco weight 108 long tons (110 t; 121 short tons) Tender weight 64.15 long tons (65.18 t; 71.85 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 225 psi (1.55 MPa) Cylinders Four (two inside and two outside) Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear
Career Operators Number in class 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 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]
