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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]

Class table

Table of orders and numbers
Year	Manufacturer	Serial Nos.	Qty	First Nos.	All-India Nos.	Notes
1955	Vulcan	6188-6197	10	7785-7794	15000–15009
1966-1968	Chittaranjan		94		15014–15107

Preservation

Working	Class	Number	Location	Built	Zone	Builders	Build No	Name
Yes	WL	15005	Rewari Steam Shed	1955	NW	Vulcan Foundry	6193	Sher e Punjab

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.
^ Marshall 2009, p. 93.
^ ^a ^b Hughes 1976, p. 27.
^ Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.

Bibliography

Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5. OCLC 21871114.
Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1. OCLC 35135033.
Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154.

External links

Media related to Indian locomotive class WL (1955) at Wikimedia Commons

[vulcan-brochure-1] "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1955 4-6-2 (WL) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[Marshall-IBGSR-90-93-2] Marshall 2009, pp. 90-93.

[Marshall-IBGSR-93-3] Marshall 2009, p. 93.

[Hughes-SII-27-4] Hughes 1976, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEHughes199078,_84-5] Hughes 1990, pp. 78, 84.

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