Indian locomotive class WL (1939)
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The Indian locomotive class WL of 1939 was a class of 4-6-2 "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 for the North Western Railway (of British India) by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1939, and were delivered the following year.[1][3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.[2]
The class WL of 1939 is not to be confused with the Indian locomotive class WL of 1955, the first ten members of which were also built by Vulcan Foundry.[1][3] According to Vulcan Foundry's publicity material, the two classes bore no resemblance to each other.[3]
See also
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.
- 1 2 Hughes 1996, p. 87.
- 1 2 3 4 "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
Bibliography
External links
- "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1941. Archived from the original (JPG) on 17 July 2013. – features a works photo of a class WL (1939) locomotive
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