Indian WT
WT 14005
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Build date 1959–1967 Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4T  • UIC 1′D2′h2t Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 7 in (1,702 mm) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 210 psi (1.45 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20+1⁄4 in × 28 in (514 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators Indian Railways Number in class 30 Numbers 14000–14029 Locale Eastern Railways Disposition All scrapped
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TheIndian locomotive class WT was a class of2-8-4T heavytank locomotives used on5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge lines in India from 1960.^[2][3] These locomotives were built to operate local trains in Eastern Railways zone on Howrah to Burdwan main line.

The thirty members of the WT class were designed in India,^[4] and built byChittaranjan Locomotive Works,Chittaranjan, inBurdwan District,West Bengal, India.^[5] The first WT class locomotive rolled out ofChittaranjan Locomotive Works in March of 1959 and was also named Chittaranjan.

• Rail transport in India § History
• Indian Railways
• Locomotives of India
• Rail transport in India

• Chittaranjan Locomotive Works locomotives
• Railway locomotives introduced in 1960
• Steam locomotives of India
• 2-8-4T locomotives
• 1′D2′ h2t locomotives
• 5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives
• Scrapped locomotives