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Preserved Austerity class 2-10-0 in Greece

WD Austerity 2-10-0 Λβ-964 preserved in operational condition Greece.

The British War Department (WD) "Austerity" 2-10-0 is a class of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943. The class featured a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox. They were the first 2-10-0 locomotives to work in Great Britain, and the first major class of ten-coupled engines. After World War II, the class was distributed among railroads of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Greece, and Syria.

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