The Indian locomotive class XS was a class of experimental four-cylinder 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 Pakistan.[2][3]
The four members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1930. They were divided into two sub-classes, XS1 and XS2, each made up of two locomotives.[1][3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.[2]
See also
- Rail transport in India § History
- History of rail transport in Pakistan
- Indian Railways
- Locomotives of India
- Pakistan Railways
References
Notes
- ^ a b Hughes 1990, p. 79.
- ^ a b c Hughes 1996, p. 87.
- ^ a b c "North Western Railway, Pakistan 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1930 4-6-2 (XS1 & XS2) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
Bibliography
- 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.
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