Russian locomotive class Izhitsa
Ѵ (Izhitsa) class steam locomotive | |
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Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Build date | 1908—1918, 1927—1931 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 0-8-0 |
UIC classification | D h2 |
Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Driver diameter | 1.220–1.300 m (48.03–51.18 in) |
Length | 10.085–10.133 m (33 ft 1 in–33 ft 3 in) |
Axle load | 16 tonnes (35,300 lb) |
Locomotive weight | 64.3–65.0 tonnes (141,800–143,300 lb) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Boiler pressure | 12–13 kg/cm2 (1.18–1.27 MPa; 171–185 psi) |
Firegrate area | 3.03–3.33 m2 (32.6–35.8 sq ft) |
Heating surface: – Tubes and flues | 163.4–206 m2 (1,759–2,217 sq ft) |
Superheater area | 40.3–47.4 m2 (434–510 sq ft) |
Cylinders | Two, outside |
Cylinder size | 575 mm × 650 mm (22.64 in × 25.59 in) |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) |
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Operator(s) |
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Class | Ѵ |
The Russian steam locomotive class Izhitsa (Ѵ) was a steam locomotive produced in Russia and the Soviet Union between 1908 and 1918, and between 1927 and 1931. The Russian letter Ѵ can be transliterated as Hy. On Russian and Soviet railways, these were the most powerful steam locomotives of type 0-8-0. They were designed by E. E. Noltein and had a 16 ton axle load.[1]
Similar class
The Russian locomotive class Y (Ы) was similar but had a 15 ton axle load. In the period 1909-1916, 350 class Y (Ы) locomotives were built.
See also
- The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
- Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
- Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
- Finland Station, St.Petersburg
- History of rail transport in Russia
References
- ↑ Le Fleming, H.M.; Price, J.H. (1960). Russian Steam Locomotives. London: John Marshbank Ltd. p. 31.
- Локомотивы отечественных железных дорог 1845-1955. В.А. Раков Паровозы серии Ѵ (2nd ed.). Moscow: Транспорт. 1995. pp. 176—179. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.
- Локомотивы отечественных железных дорог 1845-1955. В.А. Раков Паровозы с четырьмя движущими колёсными парами (2nd ed.). Moscow: Транспорт. 1995. pp. 520—521. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.
External links
- The Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky Rail Terminal
- Report on a visit to the Varshavsky Rail Terminal
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