WCP1 Sir Roger Lumley

This DC locomotive has a rigid wheel base of only 2 driving wheels. The third wheel is articulated with the single carrying wheel. Each one is driven by a pair of motors which can be connected in various combinations to give 6 different speeds.

 Year Built: 1930
Service: GIPR (Great Indian Peninsula Railway),

Later CR (Central Railway)
Wheel Arrangement: 2-A-A-A-1 (similar to steam’s Pacific (4-6-2)
Numbering: Initially EA/1 4006, later WCP/1 20005 N
amed: SIR ROGER LUMLEY
Voltage: 1,500 V dc
Rail Gauge: bg (5′ 6″)

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