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Indian Government Railway WG Class locomotive No. 8350 built by North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow (26463/1950) is seen at the Festival of Britain in London before it was shipped to India. The exhibit on the right perhaps illustrates the various gauges in use in The Commonwealth countries at the time. 1951.08.12

Date: 2010-10-31
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Harsh,

Do you have picture(s) for WGx locomotives pulling freight rake?

Posted by Anurag Bist on 2011 Jan 01 20:43:22 +0000

Both locomotives were designed in India and one of the feature of the design was the interchangeable boiler.

Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2010 Nov 17 02:06:22 +0000

WP(without bullet face) and WG look similar, yet from different continents.

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2010 Nov 15 13:52:34 +0000

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