Indian locomotive class XA explained

Indian XA
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Vulcan Foundry
Builddate:1929, 1931, 1935
Totalproduction:113
Uicclass:2′C1′h2
Driverdiameter:5feet
Axleload:13.1LT
Locoweight:67.15LT
Tenderweight:42.1LT
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:1802NaN2
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:18x
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Tractiveeffort:209602NaN2
Fleetnumbers:IR: 22001–22076
Notes:[1]

The Indian locomotive class XA was a class of light axle load "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.[1] [2] [3]

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan. The other 76 remained in India.

Preservation

Working Class Number Location Built Zone Builders Build No Name
NoXA22046Parel Workshop, Mumbai1931CRVulcan Foundry
NoXA22002Railway Institute Chandausi1935NRVulcan Foundry

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1928-35 4-6-2 (XA) brochure . PDF . . 11 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017225619/http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/Vulcan%20XA%201928-35.pdf . 17 October 2013 . dead .
  2. [#Hughes-SII|Hughes 1976]
  3. [#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]