Liberation Class
| Liberation class 2-8-0 locomotive | |
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Polish Tr202-19 in a heritage park in Chabówka. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder |
Vulcan Foundry (120), Đuro Đaković (10) |
| Serial number | VF 5357–5476 |
| Build date | 1946 (120), 1957–58 (10) |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 2-8-0 |
| UIC classification | 1′D h2 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Driver diameter | 4 ft 9 1⁄8 in (1.451 m) |
| Water capacity | 5,500 imp gal (25,000 l; 6,600 US gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 232 psi (1.60 MPa) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 21.625 in × 28 in (549 mm × 711 mm) |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 45,200 lbf (201.1 kN) |
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The Liberation Class was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed for heavy freight work in post-Second World War Europe. 120 were built by the Vulcan Foundry of Newton-le-Willows in 1946.
Design
They shared some features with the earlier WD Austerity 2-8-0 and WD Austerity 2-10-0 which in turn had been based on the LMS Stanier Class 8F. They were however built to the continental loading gauge, but the design was intended to last, not a short-term kriegslok.
Distribution
Ten went to Luxembourg and the rest to Eastern Europe. The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration distributed them as follows:
- 10 to as Luxembourg as CFL class 47
- 65 to Yugoslavia as JŽ class 38; Đuro Đaković built 10 more 1957–1958
- 30 to Poland as PKP class Tr202
- 15 Czechoslovakia as ČSD class 459.0
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