Indian locomotive class HT

Indian locomotive class HT
Works photo of EIR no.1251
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer British Engineering Standards Committee (BESC) Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Hawthorn Leslie Build date 1923-1925[1] Total produced 36 (EIR)[1]
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2T Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Coupled dia. 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) Length: ​  • Over buffers 41 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.586 m) Axle load 17.3 long tons (17.6 t) Loco weight 90.5 t (89.1 long tons; 99.8 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 27 sq ft (2.5 m2) Boiler pressure 180 psi (1,241 kPa) Heating surface 1,567+1⁄2 sq ft (145.63 m2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 22 in (560 mm) x 26 in (660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Valve type Piston
Career Operators East Indian Railway North Western State Railway Indian Railways Numbers EIR:[1] 6140-6171 (Beyer Peacock locomotives) 3599-3602 (Hawthorn Leslie locomotives)
Reference: [2], unless where noted

The Indian locomotive class HT (Heavy Tank) were a class of 2-8-2T broad-gauge tank locomotives that were one of seven standard broad-gauge locomotive designs developed by the British Engineering Standards Committee (BESC) (later the British Engineering Standards Association (BESA)) for the broad-gauge railways of British India.