Indian locomotive class WT explained

Indian WT
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Builddate:1959–1967
Totalproduction:30
Uicclass:1′D2′h2t
Driverdiameter:5feet
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:2102NaN2
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:NaNx
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Operator:Indian Railways
Numinclass:30
Fleetnumbers:14000–14029
Locale:Eastern Railways
Disposition:All scrapped

The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of heavy tank locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India from 1960.[1] [2] These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line.

The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India,[3] and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. The first WT class locomotive rolled out of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in March of 1959 and was also named Chittaranjan.

Class table

Table of orders and numbers! Year !! Manufacturer !! Serial Nos. !! Qty !! First Nos. !! All-India Nos. !! Notes
1959-1960 10 14000–14009 14000 named Chittaranjan
1959-1967 20 14010–14029

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Notes and References

  1. [#Hughes-SII|Hughes 1976]
  2. [#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]
  3. [#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]