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The Indian Railways WG class was a type of broad gauge 2-8-2 goods locomotive introduced in the 1950s. 2450 of the class were built between 1950 and 1970.

History and design[edit]

The WG design was introduced in 1950; it utilised identical equipment (boiler, motion, springs, tender bogies, and rear truck) as used in the 4-6-2 WP class passenger locomotives. The first hundred units (No.s 8301 to 8400) were built by North British and subcontractor Vulcan Foundry (ten units). Number 8350 was exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951.^[4]

Locomotives were also sourced from the Société Franco-Belge in Raismes, France,^[5]Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf in Austria,^[6] and from elsewhere in Europe and from Japan. The rolling stock works of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in West Bengal initially manufactured locomotives from imported parts; by 1953, 70% of the locomotives were domestically produced, and by 1956 the works was able to entirely satisfy the domestic production need for WG locomotives. Production ceased in 1970; the final unit being named Antim Sitara (Last Star).^[5]

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Preservation[edit]

Nine WG's are now preserved in India, WG 9673 is preserved on a pedestal (without its tender) outside Rajendra Nagar Station New Delhi, WG 10253, is preserved at the Zonal Training School Bhusaval, WG 9428 is used at the UP Cement Corporation, WG 9391 is preserved and stored in Burdwan, WG 8258 is preserved on a static pedestal on public display in Sahibganj railway station, WG 10527 is stored in a shed in Burdwan, WG 9286 is preserved by Sri Durga Trading Company, WG 8407 'Deshbandhu' became the first WG to be preserved into Indian Railway Heritage, it is stored Pedestal along with WG 10560 'Antim Sitara' at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.

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References[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^Hughes 1996, p. 19.
2. ^ ^abHughes 1996, p. 110.
3. ^Indian Steam Pages - Post War Steam, IRFCA
4. ^Indian Steam Pages - Post War Steam, IRFC, Development of post war standard goods locomotive
5. ^ ^abIndian Steam Pages - Post War Steam, IRFC, Building locomotives at Chittaranjan
6. ^Ingrid Trummer; Alexander Stollhof (2005), Bei uns in der Lofag.. - Erinnerungen an die Floridsdorfer Lokomotivfabrik – Wiens größten Industriebetrieb(PDF), EDITION VOLKSHOCHSCHULE, Verband Wiener Volksbildung und Volkshochschule Floridsdorf, ISBN3-900799-67-9

Bibliography[edit]

• Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN0-9521655-1-1.
• Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN9781901470154.

External links[edit]

• 'Indian Railways, 5ft 6in Gauge, 1951, 2-8-2 (WG)- Vulcan Foundries'(PDF), www.enuii.org
• 'Indian Steam Pages - Post War Steam', www.irfca.org, IRFC, Indian Railways Fan Club, retrieved 2 March 2012

The Indian locomotive class WP was a class of 4-6-2 'Pacific' steam locomotives used in India. It was introduced after World War II for passenger duties, marking the change from 'X' to 'W' as the classification code for broad gauge locomotives.

The class was designed specifically for low-calorie, high-ash Indian coal, by Railway Board designers in India.

WP class locomotives were capable of doing up to 110 km/h (68 mph) and were easily recognized by their cone-shaped bulging nose, usually with a silver star device painted on it.

History[edit]

A total of 755 WPs were built between 1947 and 1967, bearing fleet numbers 7000 to 7754. The first batch of sixteen, numbers 7200–7215, came from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, USA in 1947, and these were classed WP/P. (P for Prototype).

A main production batch of 300 locomotives followed in 1949, with production split between Baldwin (100), Montreal Locomotive Works (120), and Canadian Locomotive Company (80). The locomotives in this group were numbered 7216–7515, but the running numbers were issued in blocks as the locomotives were issued to the pre-nationalisation companies, and so bore no relation to the manufacturers' serial numbers, or even the manufacturer.^[1]

A further 180 locomotives were built between 1955 and 1959, with production split between Canadian Locomotive Company (120), Fabryka Lokomotyw, of Chrzanów, Poland (30), and Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf of Vienna, Austria (30).

Between 1963 and 1966, 259 more were built, but these were ordered from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), and were manufactured in India, and classified WP/I.^[1] The WP/Is were 5 tonnes heavier.^{[citation needed]}

The WP was Indian railways' crack locomotive in the 1960s and 1970s. Before the widespread introduction of diesel and electric locomotives several prestigious trains, such as the Taj Express, the Grand Trunk Express, Howrah-Madras Mail, Frontier Mail and the AirConditioned Express were once hauled by WP class locomotives.

The entire WP class remained intact into the 1980s. Some WPs remained in service until the 1990s, and nine have been preserved. One constructed by Baldwin (7200) in 1947 and the other by Fablok in 1959 are a part of the collection of the National Rail Museum, New Delhi.^[2]

WP7200 received a full heavy overhaul at Amritsar works in April 2015 and is now kept at Rewari shed near New Delhi for excursion service. Apart from 7200, the remaining eight engines include (7278) constructed by Montreal Locomotive Works and preserved at Charbagh Loco Works, (7581) built by Canadian Locomotive Company is preserved at Sonepur DRM, (7656) built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is preserved at Jhansi Institute Railway, (7000) built by Fabryka Lokomotyw or in Charznow Poland is preserved in Bhusaval shed, (7411) however its builder as of 2019 has yet to be identified and it is unclear as to whether (7411) was built by Baldwin, Canadian Builders, Montreal, Fabryka, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, or Chittaranjan itself, as the builders plate for (7411) was not identified, the engine is preserved in Burdwan and awaiting transfer to the Chennai Museum however currently there are no wheels on its tender, (7015) built by Fabryka Lokomotyw or Charznow Poland is another Polish preserved WP engine and has been restored to full mainline running order and runs mainline heritage excursion special trains, being preserved at Rewari shed, (7161) is another locomotive built by Chittaranjan which has been fully restored to full working order on mainline excursions, (7161) being preserved at Siliguri.

Technical specifications[edit]

• Boiler: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) diameter^{[citation needed]}
• Heating Surface: 3,082 sq ft (286.3 m²)^{[citation needed]}
• Maximum Train Load: 680 tonnes^{[citation needed]}

Class table[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^ ^abHughes 1996, p. 16.
2. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography[edit]

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• Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN0851532586.
• Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN0-9521655-1-1.
• Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN9781901470154.

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