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The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the [[Indian locomotive class WL (1939)|WL class of 1939]], all of which went to Pakistan upon [[Partition of India|partition]] in 1947.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/>{{sfn|Hughes|1990|pp=78, 84}} The two classes bore no resemblance to each other according to Vulcan.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/>
The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the [[Indian locomotive class WL (1939)|WL class of 1939]], all of which went to Pakistan upon [[Partition of India|partition]] in 1947.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/>{{sfn|Hughes|1990|pp=78, 84}} The two classes bore no resemblance to each other according to Vulcan.<ref name=vulcan-brochure/>


[[File:WL 15005.jpg|thumb|WL 15005 renamed as Sher e Punjab was brought from Rewari loco shed to NRM delhi for display in 2013]]
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Indian WL (1955)
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WL 15084 at Amritsar Jn, 1993.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1955, 1966–1969
Total produced104
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Axle load16.9 long tons (17.2 t; 18.9 short tons)
Loco weight88.1 long tons (89.5 t; 98.7 short tons)
Tender weight62.59 long tons (63.59 t; 70.10 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity12 long tons (12 t; 13 short tons)
Water cap4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure210 psi (1.45 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19+1⁄4 in × 28 in (489 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort27,640 lbf (122.95 kN)
Career
OperatorsIndian Railways
Number in class104
Numbers
  • 15000–15009
  • 15014–15107
DispositionNo. 15005 preserved
[1]

The Indian locomotive class WL of 1955 was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India between 1955 and 1995.[2] A total of 109 of them were built in two batches.[3][4]

The first batch, of 10 engines, was built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1955. The second, main, batch, totalling 94 engines, was built in India by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works between 1966 and 1969.[4]

The WL class of 1955 is not to be confused with the WL class of 1939, all of which went to Pakistan upon partition in 1947.[1][5] The two classes bore no resemblance to each other according to Vulcan.[1]

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WL 15005 renamed as Sher e Punjab was brought from Rewari loco shed to NRM delhi for display in 2013

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.
  3. ↑ Marshall 2009, p. 93.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hughes 1976, p. 27.
  5. ↑ Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.

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