Indian locomotive class WT

Indian WT
File:WT class.jpg WT 14005
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Build date 1959–1967 Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4T  • UIC 1′D2′h2t Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20+1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators Indian Railways Number in class 30 Numbers 14000–14029 Locale Eastern Railways Disposition All scrapped

The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of 2-8-4T heavy tank locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India from 1960. These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line. The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India, and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. The first WT class locomotive rolled out of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in March of 1959 and was also named Chittaranjan.

Class table

Table of orders and numbers

Year	Manufacturer	Serial Nos.	Qty	First Nos.	All-India Nos.	Notes
1959-1960	Chittaranjan		10		14000–14009	14000 named Chittaranjan
1959-1967	Chittaranjan		20		14010–14029

See also

• Rail transport in India § History
• Indian Railways
• Locomotives of India
• Rail transport in India

References

Bibliography

• Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
• 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.