Indian locomotive class XS explained

Indian XS
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Vulcan Foundry
Serialnumber:4293–4296
Builddate:1930
Whytetype:4-6-2
Uicclass:2′C1′ h4
Driverdiameter:6feet
Axleload:21.5LT
Locoweight:108LT
Tenderweight:64.15LT
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:2252NaN2
Cylindercount:Four (two inside and two outside)
Cylindersize:18x
Tractiveeffort:344002NaN2
Notes:[1]

The Indian locomotive class XS was a class of experimental four-cylinder "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition Pakistan.[1]

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.[1] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.

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  1. Web site: North Western Railway, Pakistan 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1930 4-6-2 (XS1 & XS2) brochure . PDF . . 11 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017225532/http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/North%20Western%20Railway%20Pakistan.pdf . 17 October 2013 . dead .