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The Lionel Corporation used the 2-6-4 wheel arrangement in many of its model steam locomotives, including the 2037 used in the infamous pastel-coloured Girls' Train. [9] Their 2-6-4 model was based on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s K4 class pacific , even though this was a 4-6-2 rather than a 2-6-4.
The 2-6-6-4 was a fairly late development, a product of the superpower steam concept, introduced by the Lima Locomotive Works, which encouraged the use of large fireboxes supported by four-wheel trailing trucks. Such a firebox could sustain a rate of steam generation to meet any demands of the locomotive's cylinders, even at high speed.
Class MWGX: 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt; Indian Railway Standards post war designs Class YL: 2-6-2 mixed traffic locomotive with 8-ton axle load (264 built 1953–1957) Class YG: 2-8-2 goods locomotive with 10 1 ⁄ 2-ton axle load (1074 built 1949–1972) Class YP: 4-6-2 passenger locomotive with 10 1 ⁄ 2-ton axle load (871 built 1949–1970)
He is a Padma Shri, [3] Padma Bhushan, [4] and Maharashtra Bhushan [5] awardee. Indian computer magazine Dataquest placed him among the pioneers of India's IT industry. He was the founder and executive director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and is currently working on developing exascale supercomputing for India. [6] [7]
The Indian locomotive class WM was a class of 2-6-4T tank locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India from 1942. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A total of 70 of them were delivered new, and another four were converted from existing class WV engines.
The Indian locomotive class WP is a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives used in India. It was introduced after World War II for passenger duties, marking the change from 'X' to 'W' as the classification code for broad gauge locomotives. The class was designed specifically for low-calorie, high-ash Indian coal, by Railway Board designers ...
As of November 2024, the AIRAWAT supercomputer is the fastest supercomputer in India, having been ranked 136th fastest in the world in the TOP500 supercomputer list. [2] AIRAWAT has been installed at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune. [3]
The Norfolk and Western A was a class of 43 2-6-6-4 simple articulated steam locomotives built by the railroad's own Roanoke Shops between 1936 and 1950 and operated until the late 1950s. The locomotives hauled fast and heavy freight trains for the railroad and only one has been preserved, No. 1218 .