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Indian locomotive class XD

Indian locomotive class XD

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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]

Quick Facts Type and origin, Power type ...
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).

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. [1]
    Hughes 1990, pp. 14, 46.
  2. [2]
    Hughes 1996, p. 24.
  3. [3]
    Marshall 2009, p. 37.
  4. [4]
    "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. [5]
    Hughes 1976, p. 17.
  6. [6]
    Marshall 2009, pp. 36, 37, 62–67.

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