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	The '''Indian locomotive class XE''' was a class of {{Whyte\|2-8-2}} "Mikado" type [[steam locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-17>[[#Hughes-SII\|Hughes 1976]], p. 17.</ref><ref name="Marshall-IBGSR-36,37,62–67">[[#Marshall-IBGSR\|Marshall 2009]], pp. 36, 37, 62–67.</ref> The model was the largest of the "Pacific" class, with a 7' (2.1 m) diameter boiler.		[[File:XE 3634.jpg\|thumb\|XE 3634 on display in New Delhi in Feb 2007]]
			The '''Indian locomotive class XE''' was a class of {{Whyte\|2-8-2}} "Mikado" type [[steam locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-17>[[#Hughes-SII\|Hughes 1976]], p. 17.</ref><ref name="Marshall-IBGSR-36,37,62–67">[[#Marshall-IBGSR\|Marshall 2009]], pp. 36, 37, 62–67.</ref> The model was the largest of the "Pacific" class, with a 7 ft (2.1 m) diameter boiler.

			==Preservation==
			However, there are only five XE's preserved around India, XE 3634 (22541) is restored to working order at Rewari, 22577, and 22580 are both preserved private at MP Electricity Board, XE's 22531 and 22558 are preserved privately by UP Cement Corporation,

	~~However, there are only five~~ XE~~'s preserved around India, XE 3634 (~~22541~~)is restored to working order at~~ Rewari~~, 22577, and 22580 are both preserved private at MP Electricity Board,~~ XE's 22531 ~~and~~ 22558 ~~are preserved privately by~~ UP Cement Corporation,		{\|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
			! Working !! Class !! Number !! Location !! Built !! Zone !! Builders !! Build No !! Name
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			\| Yes\|\|XE\|\|22541\|\|Rewari Steam Shed\|\|1930\|\|NW\|\|Vulcan Foundry\|\|3634\|\|
			\|-
			\| No\|\|XE\|\|22531\|\|UP Cement Corporation\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
			\|-
			\| No\|\|XE\|\|22558\|\|UP Cement Corporation\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
			\|-
			\| No\|\|XE\|\|22577\|\|MP Electricity Board\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
			\|-
			\| No\|\|XE\|\|22580\|\|MP Electricity Board\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
			\|}

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

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The '''Indian locomotive class XE''' was a class of {{Whyte|2-8-2}} "Mikado" type [[steam locomotive]]s used on {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] lines in India.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/><ref name=Hughes-SII-17>[[#Hughes-SII|Hughes 1976]], p. 17.</ref><ref name="Marshall-IBGSR-36,37,62–67">[[#Marshall-IBGSR|Marshall 2009]], pp. 36, 37, 62–67.</ref> The model was the largest of the "Pacific" class, with a 7' (2.1 m) diameter boiler.

However, there are only five XE's preserved around India, XE 3634 (22541)is restored to working order at Rewari, 22577, and 22580 are both preserved private at MP Electricity Board, XE's 22531 and 22558 are preserved privately by UP Cement Corporation,

==See also==

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{Hughes-SII}}
*{{Hughes-IndianLocos1}}
*{{Hughes-IndianLocos4}}
*{{Marshall-IBGSR}}
{{refend}}



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[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1928]]
[[Category:Steam locomotives of India|XE]]
[[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]]
[[Category:William Beardmore and Company locomotives]]
[[Category:2-8-2 locomotives]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]