Indian locomotive class XE

The Indian locomotive class XE was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in India.[4][5][6] The model was the largest of the "Pacific" class, with a 7' (2.1 m) diameter boiler.

Indian XE
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder William Beardmore & Co (44) Vulcan Foundry (49) Build date 1928–1930, 1945 Total produced 93
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1′D1′h2 Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Driver dia. 5 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in (1.562 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) Wheelbase 36 ft 5 in (11.100 m) Axle load 22.3 long tons (22.7 t; 25.0 short tons) Adhesive weight 90 long tons (91 t; 100 short tons) Loco weight 120.5 long tons (122.4 t; 135.0 short tons) Tender weight 78 long tons (79 t; 87 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 14 long tons (14 t; 16 short tons) Water cap 6,000 imp gal (27,000 l; 7,200 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 60 sq ft (5.6 m^2) Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa) Heating surface 3,014 sq ft (280.0 m^2)  • Tubes 2,754 sq ft (255.9 m^2)  • Firebox 260 sq ft (24 m^2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 763 sq ft (70.9 m^2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 23 ^1⁄2 in × 30 in (597 mm × 762 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Steam
Performance figures Tractive effort 50,920 lbf (226.50 kN) Factor of adh. 3.96
Career Operators Indian Railways Number in class IR: 93 Numbers IR: 22501–22593
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However, there are only five XE's preserved around India, XE 3634 (22541)is restored to working order at Rewari, 22577, and 22580 are both preserved private at MP Electricity Board, XE's 22531 and 22558 are preserved privately by UP Cement Corporation,

See also

• History of rail transport in India
• Indian Railways
• Locomotives of India

References

1. Hughes 1990, pp. 14, 46.
2. Hughes 1996, p. 24.
3. Marshall 2009, p. 37.
4. "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1945 2-8-2 (XE) brochure" (PDF). Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
5. Hughes 1976, p. 17.
6. Marshall 2009, pp. 36, 37, 62–67.

Bibliography

• Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.
• Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5.
• Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1.
• Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154.