Indian locomotive class WT

Power typeSteam

Power typeSteam

BuilderChittaranjan Locomotive Works

Build date1959–1967

Indian WT
WT 14005
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Build date 1959–1967 Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4T  • UIC 1′D2′h2t Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20+1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators Indian Railways Number in class 30 Numbers 14000–14029 Locale Eastern Railways Disposition All scrapped
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The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of 2-8-4T heavy tank locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India from 1960.^[2][3] These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line.

The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India,^[4] and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India.^[5] The first WT class locomotive rolled out of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in March of 1959 and was also named Chittaranjan.