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 broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.[3][4][5]

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
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The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.[2]

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan.[6] The other 76 remained in India.[1]

Only two XA's are preserved XA 22002 is preserved at the Railway Institute Chandausi. while XA 22046 is preserved.