Class XA    IR 22001-22076   4-6-2   Indian Railways & Pakistan Railways   Gauge 5ft 6in

Driving Wheels	5ft  1½ins
Weight	109 tons
Boiler Pressure	180psi
Cylinders	Outside – 18in x 26in
Tractive Effort	20,960 lbf
Valve Gear	Walschaerts

113 were built by Vulcan Foundry at Newton -le-Willows in Lancashire between 1929 and 1935.

Upon the partitioning of India in 1947 37 members of the class came under the ownership of Pakistan whilst 76 remained in India.

These were the smallest and lightest locomotives of IRS design for broad gauge. Used mainly for branch line light traffic.

Preservation

Vulcan Foundry Works   – IR 22002

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