India Railways Class Wp 4 6 2 Steam Locomotive A striking portrait of a beautifully decorated indian railways class wp steam locomotive nr. 7557, in 1982. locomotive nr. 7557 was built in canada in 1955 6, and was delivered new to india as part of an order for a total of 120 such locomotives from the canadian locomotive company (manufacturer's numbers 2730–2849). their road numbres were 7516 to 7635. an additional eighty wp locomotives. Water cap. the indian locomotive class wp is a class of 4 6 2 "pacific" steam locomotives used in india. it was introduced after world war ii for passenger duties, marking the change from 'x' to 'w' as the classification code for broad gauge locomotives. the class was designed specifically for low calorie, high ash indian coal, by railway board.
India Railways Indian Government Railways Class Wp 4 6 Montreal locomotive works (120 77200 77259, 77345 77390 in 1949; 7576 77580 in 1950), 100 from the canadian locomotive works, 30 from austria's vienna lokomotiv fabrik, 30 from poland's fabryka locomotywim in chrzanow and , beginning in 1963, from india's own chittaranjan works. the indian built wps (wp 1) were heavier by 5 tons. Historical railway images by: historical railway images india railways indian government railways class wp 4 6 2 steam locomotive nr. 7203 (baldwin locomotive works, 1947) for more information about the class wp seam locomotives, please visit this link:. The indian locomotive class wp was a class of 4 6 2 "pacific" steam locomotives used in india. it was introduced after world war ii for passenger duties, marking the change from 'x' to 'w' as the classification code for broad gauge locomotives. the class was designed specifically for low calorie, high ash indian coal, by railway board designers. India railways class wp 4 6 2 steam locomotive nr. 7592 (canadian locomotive company, 1955 6) done. 5,304 views. 11 faves. 0 comments.
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