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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 ...
The Indian Pacific is a weekly experiential tourism-oriented passenger train service that runs in Australia's east–west rail corridor between Sydney, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, and Perth, on the shore of the Indian Ocean – thus, like its counterpart in the north–south corridor, The Ghan, one of the few truly transcontinental trains in the world.
Pacific Locomotive Association (PLA) 10 Northwestern Pacific Railroad: ... Indian Valley Railway: WP: 1902 1905 Western Pacific Railway: Inter-California Railway: SP ...
The Indian locomotive class XB was a 4-6-2 (or Pacific) passenger locomotive with a 17-long-ton (17 t; 19-short-ton) axle load.It was one of several standard designs drawn up in the early 1920s as part of the Indian Railway Standard (IRS) series.
All were included in the sale of National Rail to Pacific National in February 2002. As of January 2014, operational class members were being used on Pacific National freight services in New South Wales , Victoria and South Australia and as second locomotives on the Indian Pacific between Sydney to Adelaide.
Trailerail liveried NR53 at Southern Cross station on Overland duties in May 2007 Indian Pacific MK III NR class locomotive in Cook, South Australia NR29 in Pacific National MK I livery When National Rail commenced operations in April 1993, it inherited a diverse collection of rolling stock and locomotives from various operators to operate ...
The first locomotive was completed in January 1970, with two further orders resulting in 17 locomotives being built with the last delivered in October 1972. [1] Their operating sphere was extended through to Perth on Indian Pacific services and for a time in the 1970s they operated through to Lithgow, New South Wales.
The Indian locomotive class XP was a class of experimental 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge lines in India. [1] [2] [3]The two members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, to an order placed by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) in 1935.