Indian locomotive class XS
The Indian locomotive class XS was a class of experimental four-cylinder 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition Pakistan.[2][3]
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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
References
Notes
- Hughes 1990, p. 79.
- Hughes 1996, p. 87.
- "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 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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