Virat - The Steam Engine - a photo on Flickriver

            While the more popularly known Virat Kohli aanounced his retirement from Test Cricket in this country crazy about the game, there is another Virat which name should have been more popular in history andheritage of Indian Railways for its steam engines.

AWE 22907 is the badging for this steam engine which was built in 1943 by Baldwin Locomotive Works., Philadelphia, USA.

Extracts of details from the Rewari Steam Shed about the engine are as follows -


LOCOMOTIVE NO. 22907 
CLASS OF LOCOMOTIVE AWE
GAUGE 1676MM (BG) 
YEAR OF BUILT 1943
NAME OF MANUFACTURE
THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS PHILADELPHIA, USA HORSE POWER 1520 HP
NUMBER OF CYLINDERS 2 
LOCOMOTIVE WEIGHT (In working order ) 189.56 TON
LENG         TH
77’-11” AXLE LOAD 23.6 TON
WHEEL ARRANGEMENT
2 - 8 - 2 FUEL STEAM COAL GRADE-A
MEDIUM OF POWER
SUPER HEATED STEAM STEAM PRESSURE 210 LBS
TENDER CAPECITY
COAL - 17.5 TON
WATER - 5750 GALLON. TRACTIVE EFFORT 48.085 LBS
SERVICE
GOODS MAXIMUM SPEED 75 KMPH
MAJOR LOCOMOTIVE ACESSARIES
STEAM BOILER WITH FLUE TUBES, ELEMENT TUBES, SMOKE TUBES, FIRE BOX, SMOKE BOX AND SAFETY VALVES ETC.
STEAM CYELENDER
LINK MOTION
WHEELS
LUBRICATOR
WATER INJECTOR
VACUUM EJECTOR
TENDER LOCOMOTIVE CREW 1 DRIVER AND 2 FIREMEN
VIRAT
This is AWE class BG locomotive. This locomotive was built in the year 1943 by M/s. Baldwin locomotive works Philadelphia U.S.A.

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Taken on: August 18, 2013

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