Indian locomotive class YC
The YC class was a class of 4-6-2 tender locomotives introduced from 1928 for the predecessor metre-gauge railway companies of the Indian Railways and the Burma Railways, as part of the metre-gauge Indian Railway Standard series of locomotive designs.
History
The YC class was the larger and heavier version of the YB class, fitted with a larger boiler and cylinders, thus increasing the weight by six tons. The axle loading was also increased by two tons, compared to the YB's 10-ton axle load, as a result of the fitting of larger components. Both the YBs and YCs were designed to haul passenger trains.Between 1928 and 1932, a total of 28 locomotives were built. Only the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway and Burma Railways rostered both the YCs and YBs in their fleets. The other Indian railway companies preferred to use the lighter YB class design, which had well over 200 examples built.
Burma
After Burma Railways came under control of the government of British Burma recently separated from the British Raj in 1937, its stock including the YC class were taken over. During the Burma campaign and the Japanese occupation, most of the YC class locomotives were destroyed. After the war, Burma Railways acquired 10 more locomotives, of which two are now preserved.India
After the partition of India and the amalgamation of private railway companies to form Indian Railways, all 15 locomotives built for the Indian proper were transferred to the Southern Railway zone that was established in 1951. Initially given the numbers 550 to 564, as part of the introduction of a new numbering scheme in March 1957, the YCs were renumbered 30139–30153.By 1975, none of the YC class were listed on any Indian Railways roster.