Indian locomotive class WU
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The Indian locomotive class WU was a class of 2-4-2T steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India.[1][3]
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The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, to an order placed by the East Indian Railway (EIR) in 1940. They were completed in 1943.[2]
Proposals were later made for additional members of the class WU to be built. However, the class lacked the ability to cope with post-World War II traffic, and therefore the proposals were never realised.[5] The WUs were still in service on the Eastern Railway Zone in the late 1970s.[6]