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The Indian locomotive class WL of 1939 was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific"-type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition Pakistan.[1]

Indian WL (1939)
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 4779–4782 Build date 1939 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m) Fuel type Coal Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18+1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators North Western Railway (British India) North Western Railway of Pakistan Number in class 4 Numbers 101–104
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Classes

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

• Rail transport in India#History
• History of rail transport in Pakistan
• Locomotives of India
• Pakistan Railways

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• "Vulcan Foundry advertisement". 1941. Archived from the original (JPG) on 18 May 2016. – features a works photo of a class WL (1939) locomotive

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