Indian locomotive class WT

The Indian locomotive class WT was a class of heavy tank locomotives used on broad-gauge lines in India from 1960.Hughes 1976, p. 31.Marshall 2009, pp. 90, 145–146. 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,Marshall 2009, p. 90. and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. The first WT class locomotive rolled out of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in March 1959 and was also named Chittaranjan.

Class table + Table of orders and numbers Year Manufacturer Serial Nos. Qty First Nos. All-India Nos. Notes 1959–1960 Chittaranjan 10 14000–14009 14000 named Chittaranjan 1965–1967 Chittaranjan 20 14010–14029

See also

Indian Railways Locomotives of India Rail transport in India

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