Indian locomotive class XA

The Indian locomotive class XA 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 British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.

Indian XA
Vulcan Foundry works photograph of an XA
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Build date 1929, 1931, 1935 Total produced 113
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.562 m) Axle load 13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons) Loco weight 67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons) Tender weight 42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 20,960 lbf (93.23 kN)
Career Operators Indian Railways Pakistan Railways Number in class IR: 76 PR: 37 Numbers IR: 22001–22076

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan. The other 76 remained in India.

Preservation

Working	Class	Number	Location	Built	Zone	Builders	Build No	Name
No	XA	22046	Parel Workshop, Mumbai	1931	CR	Vulcan Foundry
No	XA	22002	Railway Institute Chandausi	1935	NR	Vulcan Foundry

See also

• Rail transport in India#History
• History of rail transport in Pakistan
• Indian Railways
• Locomotives of India
• Pakistan Railways

References

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.