Indian locomotive class WV – Wikipedia

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Indian WV
Vulcan Foundry works photo of EIR no. 2120.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Serial number 4787–4790
Build date 1939–1942
Total produced 4
Career
Operators
Number in class 4
Numbers
  • EIR: 2120–2123
  • IR: 26954–26957
  • (WM): 13070–13073
Disposition Rebuilt as WM class
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The Indian locomotive class WV was a class of 2-6-2T tank locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India.[1][2]

The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, and completed in 1942.[3] They were later converted into class WM engines, which were of 2-6-4T wheel arrangement.[1]

Class table[edit]

Table of orders and numbers
Year Manufacturer Serial Nos. Qty First Nos. All-India Nos. Notes
1942 Vulcan 4787-4790 4 2120–2123 26954–26957 Later converted to WM 13070–13073

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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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