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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] X class
| powertype = Steam
| image = NMR 37385 in Delhi 05-02-17 M49.jpeg
| alt = Black locomotive with a blue cab
| caption = Nilgiri Mountain Railway locomotive No.37385, preserved in the Delhi Railway Museum
| designer =
| builder = [[Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works]], Winterthur, Switzerland (17)<br>[[Golden Rock Railway Workshop]], [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli]], [[India]] (6)
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| builddate = 1914, 1920, 1925, 1952, 2011-2014, 2020-2021
| totalproduction = 23
| rebuilder = [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Ponmalai Goldenrock (G.O.C.)]]
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| whytetype = [[0-8-2T]]
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
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| lpcylindersize = Rack: {{convert|450|x|430|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
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'''X class locomotives''' are [[metre gauge]] [[0-8-2T]] [[Rack railway#Abt (1882)|rack and pinion]] [[compound locomotive]]s on the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] in the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of southern [[India]]. They are used on the {{convert|28|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} section between [[Coonoor]] and [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], where the steepest gradient is 1 in 12.5. The railway uses the [[Rack railway#Abt|Abt]] system on these steep sections. The locomotives have two high-pressure and two low-pressure cylinders, located outside the locomotive's frames. The low-pressure cylinders drive the rack gears, and are positioned above the two main high-pressure cylinders which drive the main wheels.

This class of engine was acquired to replace the line's original [[Beyer-Peacock]] [[2-4-0T]] rack locomotives, which were not powerful enough to handle the traffic.<ref name="irfc">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html|title=Steam in history|last=Bhandari|first=R. R.|year=2008|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaforvisitors.com/travel/train/bluemountain.htm|title=Blue Mountain Railway|year=2003|work=India for Visitors|publisher=indiaforvisitors.com|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref> The X-class locomotives were bought in two batches from the [[Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works]], Winterthur, Switzerland. The first batch of 12 was delivered between 1914 and 1925, and the second batch of five was delivered in 1952.<ref name= "irfc" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://railinindia.tripod.com/nrm.html|title=National Railway Museum|work=Rail in India|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref> Four more members of the class were built in India between 2011 and 2014.

== SLM orders ==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ SLM orders<ref>{{Harvnb|Hughes|1992|p=98}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Hughes|1996|p=58}}</ref>
! SLM Works Nos. !! Year !! Quantity !! NMR No. !! All India No. !! Notes
|-
| 2456–2459, 2469–2470 || 1914 || 6 || 1–6 || 37379–37384 || ex-No. 1-6, 37379-37383 (1-5) scrapped off during the [[British Raj]]
|-
| 2734–2736, 2733 || 1920 || 4 || 7–10 || 37385–37388 ||
|-
| 3000–3001 || 1925 || 2 || 11–12 || 37389–37390 ||
|-
| 4069–4073 || 1952 || 5 || 13–17 || 37391–37395 ||
|-
| n/a || 2011 - 2014 || 4 || 18–21 || 37396–37399 || Non-SLM, All Oil-powered, 37397-37399 (19-21) rebuilt by G.O.C. in 2018, 2019 and 2020 with modern loco pilot cabs
|-
| n/a || 2020 - 2021 || 2 || 22–23 || 37400–37401 || Non-SLM, Not Yet Rolled Out, One Coal-powered and Another Oil-powered (Source:- Deccan Herald)
|-
|}

== Conversion to oil ==
[[File:NMR Locomotive 37395 at Coonor 05-02-27 21.jpeg|thumb|alt=Black-and-blue locomotive, converted from coal to oil firing|Locomotive No.37395 at Coonoor Shed, February 2005]]
The coal-fired Locomotive No. 37395 was modified to oil firing in 2002, and another locomotive was similarly modified shortly afterwards. The railway intends to convert more locomotives to oil-fired system, since they are less likely to spark forest fires and are easier to refuel. Unlike coal-fired engines which require two firemen, only one fireman needs to travel with the driver of an oil-fired locomotive.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/21/stories/2009122153510500.htm |title=Work for manufacturing four new oil-fired steam locos begins|last=Rajaram|first=R.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231205117/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/21/stories/2009122153510500.htm|archive-date=31 December 2009|location=Chennai, India|url-status=dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/X8VsogADY9Y-oil-fired-steam-engine-on.aspx|title=Oil fired Steam engine on Nilagiri Railway , India|year=2009|work=Encyclopedia.com|publisher=HighBeam|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

== {{anchor|New builds}}New locomotives ==
To ease the load on existing X-class locomotives, four oil-fired X-Class 0-8-2T rack and pinion [[compound engine]] steam locomotives with a similar design were ordered. The first one (No. X 37396) arrived in February 2011 and entered service on March 24 of that year. The second one (X 37397), named "Betta Queen" was rolled out at the [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop]] in February 2012, and entered service on the railway in March. The third one built by Golden Rock, Trichy (X 37398), named "Nilgiri Queen", entered service in March 2013. The fourth (X 37399), named "Nilgiri Flycatcher" was rolled out on March 5, 2014 at the Central Workshop in Ponmalai, Tiruchirapalli, to join the fleet after trials on the railway.

In 2020, under Central Govt's order, [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Ponmalai Goldenrock (G.O.C.)]] started manufacture of one coal-powered and one oil-powered X-Class Steam Engine, But due to covid, lockdown etc, could not finish and roll out on time (Source:- Deccan Herald)

==In fiction==
[[Thomas the Tank Engine film characters#Ashima|Ashima]], a character based on the X Class and voiced by [[Tina Desai]], appears in the 2016 animated film ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Race]]''. She also appears in [[Thomas & Friends (series 22)|the twenty-second series]], [[Thomas & Friends (series 23)|the twenty-third series]] and [[Thomas & Friends (series 24)|the twenty-fourth series]] of [[Thomas & Friends]]. <ref>{{Cite web|date=March 31, 2016|title=Meet Ashima, and Her Impact on Child Product Sales to India|url=http://www.india-briefing.com/news/meet-ashima-impact-child-product-sales-india-11925.html/|publisher=India Briefing|access-date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207112309/http://www.india-briefing.com/news/meet-ashima-impact-child-product-sales-india-11925.html/|archive-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.thomasandfriends.com/en-us/engines/Ashima.html|title=Ashima - Character Profile & Bio|work=Thomas & Friends - Official Website|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 6, 2016|title=Flying Scotsman on track to star in new 'more diverse' Thomas the Tank Engine film|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2016-04-06/thomas-the-tank-engine-on-track-to-make-new-international-friends/|publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV News]]|access-date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811022255/http://www.itv.com/news/2016-04-06/thomas-the-tank-engine-on-track-to-make-new-international-friends/|archive-date=August 11, 2016}}</ref>

==In Bollywood==
The X-class Steam Engines were temporarily repainted and used in the song [[Chaiyya Chaiyya|Chayya Chayya]], featuring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Malaika Arora]] dancing on the Train, from the 1998 [[Mani Ratnam]] movie [[Dil Se]]. For shooting the song, Mani Ratnam spoke to NMR for painting the X-class Steam Engines in Greenish Black Color and the Train Rakes in Brick Color, for 5 days, as the shooting took 108 hours (4.5 days).

== References ==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Hughes |first=Hugh |year=1992 |title=Indian Locomotives, Part 2 – Metre Gauge 1872–1940 |location=Harrow, Middlesex |publisher=Continental Railway Circle |isbn=978-0-9503469-9-1}}
*{{cite book |last=Hughes |first=Hugh |year=1996 |title=Indian Locomotives, Part 4 – 1941–1990 |location=Harrow, Middlesex |publisher=Continental Railway Circle |isbn=978-0-9521655-1-4}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
{{Commonscat-inline|Nilgiri Mountain Railway class X}}

[[Category:Steam locomotives of India]]
[[Category:Compound locomotives]]
[[Category:0-8-2T locomotives]]
[[Category:SLM locomotives]]
[[Category:Rack and cog driven locomotives]]
[[Category:Metre gauge steam locomotives]]
[[Category:Passenger locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1914]]

Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class - Revision history

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