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	\| uicclass = 1′C2′h2t		\| uicclass = 1′C2′h2t
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	\| notes = {{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}<ref name=vulcan-brochure>{{cite web\|url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/Indian%20WM.pdf \|title=Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1952 2-6-4T (WM) brochure ~~\|format=PDF~~ \|publisher=[[Vulcan Foundry]] \|access-date=11 July 2013 \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6I1bzdwzg?url=~~http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/Indian%20WM.pdf \|archive-date=~~11 July~~ 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=vulcan-magazine>{{cite journal		\| notes = {{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}<ref name=vulcan-brochure>{{cite web\|url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/Indian%20WM.pdf \|title=Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1952 2-6-4T (WM) brochure \|publisher=[[Vulcan Foundry]] \|access-date=11 July 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019192642/http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/Indian%20WM.pdf \|archive-date=19 October 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=vulcan-magazine>{{cite journal
	\|date=December 1951		\|date=December 1951
	\|title=Indian Government Railways Thirty 2-6-4 Type, "WM" Class Side Tank Locomotives 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge		\|title=Indian Government Railways Thirty 2-6-4 Type, "WM" Class Side Tank Locomotives 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge
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	\|publisher=[[Vulcan Foundry]]		\|publisher=[[Vulcan Foundry]]
	\|url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/magazine/Vol2_no4_1951/page_16.jpg		\|url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/magazine/Vol2_no4_1951/page_16.jpg
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	\|archive-date=~~11 July~~ 2013		\|archive-date=30 October 2013
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	The '''Indian locomotive class WM''' was a class of [[2-6-~~4T]]~~ [[tank locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India from 1942.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-21>[[#Hughes-SII\|Hughes 1976]], p. 21.</ref><ref name=Marshall-IBGSR-88>[[#Marshall-IBGSR\|Marshall 2009]], pp. 88.</ref> A total of 70 of them were delivered new, and another four were converted from existing [[Indian locomotive class WV\|class WV]] engines.{{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}		The '''Indian locomotive class WM''' was a class of {{whyte\|2-6-4\|T}} [[tank locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India from 1942.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-21>[[#Hughes-SII\|Hughes 1976]], p. 21.</ref><ref name=Marshall-IBGSR-88>[[#Marshall-IBGSR\|Marshall 2009]], pp. 88.</ref> A total of 70 of them were delivered new, and another four were converted from existing [[Indian locomotive class WV\|class WV]] engines.{{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}

	The ten prototypes of the WM class, the first 30 production units, and the four WV class locomotives that were later converted to WMs, were built by [[Vulcan Foundry]] in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Lancashire]], England. The remaining 30 WM class engines were built by [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] in [[North East England]].{{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}		The ten prototypes of the WM class, the first 30 production units, and the four WV class locomotives that were later converted to WMs, were built by [[Vulcan Foundry]] in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Lancashire]], England. The remaining 30 WM class engines were built by [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] in [[North East England]].{{sfn\|Hughes\|1996\|p=23}}

			==Class table==
			{\| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
			\|+ Table of orders and numbers
			! Year !! Manufacturer !! Serial Nos. !! Qty !! First Nos. !! All-India Nos. !! Notes
			\|-
			\| 1939 \|\| [[Vulcan Foundry\|Vulcan]] \|\| 4795-4804 \|\| 10 \|\| 2210-2214 (EIR)<br>2300-2304 (GIPR) \|\| 13000–13009 \|\| Prototypes
			\|-
			\| 1951 \|\| [[Vulcan Foundry\|Vulcan]] \|\| 6096-6125 \|\| 30 \|\| 9001-9030 \|\| 13010–13039 \|\|
			\|-
			\| 1953-1954 \|\| [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] \|\| 7706-7735 \|\| 30 \|\| 9301-9369 \|\| 13040–13069 \|\|
			\|-
			\| 1939 \|\| [[Vulcan Foundry\|Vulcan]] \|\| 4787-4790 \|\| 4 \|\| 26954-26957 \|\| 13070–13073 \|\| Converted from WV
			\|-
			\|}

	==See also==		==See also==

	*~~[[History of rail~~ transport in India]]		*{{section link\|Rail transport in India\|History}}
	*[[Indian Railways]]		*[[Indian Railways]]
	*[[Locomotives of India]]		*[[Locomotives of India]]
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	[[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]]		[[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]]
	[[Category:2-6-4T locomotives]]		[[Category:2-6-4T locomotives]]
			[[Category:1′C2′ h2t locomotives]]
	[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]		[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]
	[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]		[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]

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| name = Indian WM
| powertype = Steam
| image = WM works photo, 1942 (1).jpg
| alt = Vulcan Foundry works photo of EIR no. 2211.
| caption = [[Vulcan Foundry]] works photo of [[East Indian Railway|EIR]] no. 2211.
| designer =
| builder = {{unbulleted list|[[Vulcan Foundry]] (40 (+4 ex [[Indian locomotive class WV|WV]]))|[[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] (30)}}
| ordernumber =
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| builddate = 1939, 1951, 1953, 1954
| totalproduction = {{unbulleted list|70 new|4 ex [[Indian locomotive class WV|WV]]}}
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| fueltype = [[Coal]]
| fuelcap = {{convert|6.5|LT|t ST}}
| watercap = {{convert|3000|impgal|abbr=on}}
| sandcap =
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| boilerpressure = {{convert|210|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
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The '''Indian locomotive class WM''' was a class of [[2-6-4T]] [[tank locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India from 1942.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-21>[[#Hughes-SII|Hughes 1976]], p. 21.</ref><ref name=Marshall-IBGSR-88>[[#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]], pp. 88.</ref> A total of 70 of them were delivered new, and another four were converted from existing [[Indian locomotive class WV|class WV]] engines.{{sfn|Hughes|1996|p=23}}

The ten prototypes of the WM class, the first 30 production units, and the four WV class locomotives that were later converted to WMs, were built by [[Vulcan Foundry]] in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Lancashire]], England. The remaining 30 WM class engines were built by [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] in [[North East England]].{{sfn|Hughes|1996|p=23}}

==See also==

*[[History of rail transport in India]]
*[[Indian Railways]]
*[[Locomotives of India]]
*[[Rail transport in India]]

==References==

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{Hughes-SII}}
*{{Hughes-IndianLocos4}}
*{{Marshall-IBGSR}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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{{Broad gauge locomotives of India |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1942]]
[[Category:Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotives]]
[[Category:Steam locomotives of India|WM]]
[[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]]
[[Category:2-6-4T locomotives]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]