Indian XD
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1928–1948
Total produced194
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
 • UIC1′D1′h2
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.562 m)
Wheelbase35 ft 0 in (10.668 m)
Axle load17 long tons (17 t; 19 short tons)
Adhesive weight68 long tons (69 t; 76 short tons)
Loco weight95.5 long tons (97.0 t; 107.0 short tons)
Tender weight65 long tons (66 t; 73 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity10 long tons (10 t; 11 short tons)
Water cap.4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface2,176 sq ft (202.2 m2) ​
 • Tubes1,986 sq ft (184.5 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area540 sq ft (50 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size22+1⁄2 in × 28 in (572 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeSteam
Performance figures
Tractive effort37,335 lbf (166.07 kN)
Factor of adh.4.08
Career
OperatorsIndian Railways
Number in classIR: 194
[1][2][3][4]
Functional testing of the first ‘X-Dominion’ locomotive built at the Montreal (Quebec) plant, for shipment to India under the Mutual Aid Agreement of the Council in November 1943. (‘X-Dominion’ later class CWD).

The Indian locomotive class XD was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India.[4][5][6]

Variants

AWD: Similar design made by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the World War II period.

CWD: Similar design made by the Canadian Locomotive Company and the Montreal Loco Works. Along with AWD, the largest imported class, numerically.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hughes 1990, pp. 14, 46.
  2. ↑ Hughes 1996, p. 24.
  3. ↑ Marshall 2009, p. 37.
  4. 1 2 "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1945 2-8-2 (XE) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Hughes 1976, p. 17.
  6. ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 36, 37, 62–67.

Bibliography


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