Indian locomotive class XA

Specifications
Configuration	4-6-2
UIC class	2′C1′h2
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
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Axle load	13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons)
Loco weight	67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons)
Tender weight	42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Indian XA
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry
Build date	1929, 1931, 1935
Total produced	113
Specifications
Configuration	4-6-2
UIC class	2′C1′h2
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver diameter	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value).
Axle load	13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons)
Loco weight	67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons)
Tender weight	42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,960 lbf (93.23 kN)
Career
Operators	Indian Railways; Pakistan Railways;
Number in class	IR: 76; PR: 37;
Numbers	IR: 22001–22076

The Indian locomotive class XA was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.^[2]

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan.^[6] The other 76 remained in India.^[1]

Only two XA's are preserved XA 22002 is preserved at the Railway Institute Chandausi. while XA 22046 is preserved.

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