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{{Infobox locomotive<br />
| name = Indian WW<br />
| powertype = Steam<br />
| image = WW works photo, 1942.jpg<br />
| alt = Vulcan Foundry works photo of NWR no. 301. <br />
| caption = [[Vulcan Foundry]] works photo of [[North Western Railway (British India)|NWR]] no. 301. <br />
| designer = <br />
| builder = [[Vulcan Foundry]]<br />
| ordernumber = <br />
| serialnumber = 4791–4794<br />
| buildmodel = <br />
| builddate = 1940–1942<br />
| totalproduction = 4<br />
| rebuilder = <br />
| rebuilddate = <br />
| numberrebuilt = <br />
| whytetype = [[0-6-2T]]<br />
| uicclass = C1′h2t<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}}<br />
| driverdiameter = {{convert|4|ft|3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| trailingdiameter = <!--{{convert||ft||in|mm|0|abbr=on}}--><br />
| minimumcurve = <br />
| wheelbase = <br />
| length = <!--{{convert||ft||in|m|2|abbr=on}} over buffers--><br />
| width = <br />
| height = <br />
| axleload = {{convert|16.5|LT|t ST}}<br />
| weightondrivers = <br />
| locoweight = {{convert|65.85|LT|t ST}}<br />
| fueltype = [[Coal]]<br />
| fuelcap = <!--{{convert||LT|t ST}}--><br />
| watercap = <!--{{convert||impgal|abbr=on}}--><br />
| sandcap = <br />
| boiler = <br />
| boilerpressure = {{convert|210|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}<br />
| feedwaterheater = <br />
| firearea = <!--{{convert||sqft|m2|abbr=on}}--><br />
| tubearea = <br />
| fluearea = <br />
| tubesandflues = <br />
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| superheatertype = <br />
| superheaterarea = <!--{{convert||sqft|m2|abbr=on}}--><br />
| cylindercount = Two, outside<br />
| cylindersize = {{convert|16|x|22|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| valvegear = [[Walschaerts valve gear|Walschaerts]]<br />
| valvetype = <!--{{convert||in|mm|0|abbr=on}} piston valves--><br />
| valvetravel = <!--{{convert||in|mm|0|abbr=on}}--><br />
| valvelap = <br />
| valvelead = <br />
| transmission = <br />
| maxspeed = <br />
| poweroutput = <!-- bhp (est.)--><br />
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|19710|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}<br />
| factorofadhesion = <br />
| trainheating = <br />
| locobrakes = <br />
| locobrakeforce = <br />
| trainbrakes = <br />
| safety = <br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operatorclass = <br />
| powerclass = <br />
| numinclass = 4<br />
| fleetnumbers = 15010–15013<br />
| officialname = <br />
| nicknames = <br />
| axleloadclass = <br />
| locale = <br />
| deliverydate = <br />
| firstrundate = <br />
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| currentowner = <br />
| disposition = <br />
| notes = {{sfn|Hughes|1996|p=23}}<ref name=vulcan-brochure>{{cite web|url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/NWR%200-6-2T%201942.pdf |title=Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1952 0-6-2T (WW) brochure |format=PDF |publisher=[[Vulcan Foundry]] |access-date=11 July 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6I1bDcNjV?url=http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/Publicity/NWR%200-6-2T%201942.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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The '''Indian locomotive class WW''' was a class of [[0-6-2T]] [[tank locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India.{{sfn|Hughes|1996|p=23}}<ref name=Hughes-SII-21>[[#Hughes-SII|Hughes 1976]], p.&nbsp;21.</ref><ref name="Marshall-IBGSR-147–148">[[#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]], pp.&nbsp;147–148.</ref> The four members of the class were built by [[Vulcan Foundry]] in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Lancashire]], England, and completed in 1942.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[History of rail transport in India]]<br />
*[[Indian Railways]]<br />
*[[Locomotives of India]]<br />
*[[Rail transport in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Notes===<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
{{refbegin}}<br />
*{{Hughes-SII}}<br />
*{{Hughes-IndianLocos4}}<br />
*{{Marshall-IBGSR}}<br />
{{refend}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category-inline}}<br />
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{{Broad gauge locomotives of India |state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1942]]<br />
[[Category:Steam locomotives of India|WW]]<br />
[[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:0-6-2T locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]</div>
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