Indian locomotive class WL (1939)

The Indian locomotive class WL of 1939 was a class of 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.^[1]

Indian WL (1939)
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 4779–4782 Build date 1939 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m) Fuel type Coal Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18+1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators North Western Railway (British India) North Western Railway of Pakistan Number in class 4 Numbers 101–104
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Classes

The four members of the class were built for the North Western Railway (of British India) by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1939, and were delivered the following year.^[1][3] Upon the partition of India in 1947, they all went to Pakistan.^[2]

The class WL of 1939 is not to be confused with the Indian locomotive class WL of 1955, the first ten members of which were also built by Vulcan Foundry.^[1][3] According to Vulcan Foundry's publicity material, the two classes bore no resemblance to each other.^[3]

Class table

Table of orders and numbers

Year	Manufacturer	Serial Nos.	Qty	First Nos.	All-India Nos.	Notes
1939	Vulcan	4779–4782	4	101–104		All 4 transferred to Pakistan

See also

• Trains portal
• Pakistan portal

• Rail transport in India#History
• History of rail transport in Pakistan
• Locomotives of India
• Pakistan Railways