WG-10253 --- WG class locos has the distinction of the largest indigenously produced class of broad-gauge steam locomotives on the Indian Railway system counting to a staggering 1908 units. These 2600 hp, 101 ton steamers with 'Mikado' 2-8-2 wheel arrangement were capable of doing up to a max. of 80 kmph and are equipped with Walschaerts valve gear. With two outside cylinders, 18.5 ton axle load & a tractive effort of 19.4 tons, these locos used to carry 25,000 litres of water & 15 ton of coal at a time.

The above photo features WG # 10253 locomotive built by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works which last saw service in 1992 and thereafter was on display at Railway Zonal Training School Bhusaval in Maharashtra. In July 2018, twenty-six years after its last run, this vintage steamer was all set to get a new life. The engineers of northern railway had put the locomotive back on tracks after making the undergear and moving parts including the suspension, bearings and wheels serviceable for the journey from Bhusawal to Rewari steam loco shed where a complete overhaul is in progress to restore it in full working order following which there are plans to run it for tourist services like other restored locos of Rewari. Photographed by Somsubhra Das. D.O.P. - 16th August 2019.