Indian locomotive class WU
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The Indian locomotive class WU was a class of 2-4-2T steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India.[1][3]
The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, to an order placed by the East Indian Railway (EIR) in 1940. They were completed in 1943.[2]
Proposals were later made for additional members of the class WU to be built. However, the class lacked the ability to cope with post-World War II traffic, and therefore the proposals were never realised.[5] The WUs were still in service on the Eastern Railway Zone in the late 1970s.[6]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b Hughes 1976, p. 21.
- ^ a b Hughes 1990, p. 46.
- ^ a b Hughes 1996, p. 28.
- ^ Hughes 1979, p. 22.
- ^ Marshall 2009, p. 88.
- ^ Hughes 1979, p. 54.
Bibliography
- Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
- Hughes, Hugh (1979). Steam Locomotives in India, Part 3 - Broad Gauge. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 9780950346946. OCLC 1256489581 – via Internet Archive.
- 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.