MAGESTIC ! WP CLASS BG PACIFIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVE . (Enlarge) Out of a total 755 WP locos manufactured between 1947 and 1967 , 259 such locos were manufactured by CLW , between 1963 and 1966 . Major manufacturers of this class of locos were : 1) Baldwin Locomotive Works , USA .(116) . 2) Canadian Locomotive Company (200) 3) Montreal Locomotive Works (120) and others (60) Wheel Configuration 4 - 6 -2 Axle Load 18.8 t Loco Weight 103.1 t Power output 2680 hp at 74 mph (119 km/h) Tractive Effort 30,600 lbf (136.12 kN ) This WP CLASS locomotives were crack locomotive of the Indian Railways in 1960 and 1970 , before the introduction of Diesel and Electric Locos . (Source Wikipedia)
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