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SEK class Λγ

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SEK Class Λγ
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1947
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-10-0
 • UIC1′E h2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,450 mm (4 ft 9+18 in)
Length:
 • Over beams21.287 m (69.84 ft)
Adhesive weight74.0 tonnes (72.8 long tons; 81.6 short tons)
Loco weight85.0 tonnes (83.7 long tons; 93.7 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Grate area4.61 m2 (49.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure15 kg/cm2 (1.47 MPa; 213 psi)
Heating surface175.5 m2 (1,889 sq ft)
Superheater:
 • Heating area56.0 m2 (603 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size533 mm × 711 mm (21 in × 28 in)
Career
OperatorsSEK
Number in class991–998

SEK (Sidirodromoi Ellinikou Kratous, Hellenic State Railways) Class Λγ (or Class Lg; Lambda-gamma) is a class of eight 2-10-0 steam locomotives purchased in 1947 from Baldwin Locomotive Works.[1]

They were given the class letters "Λγ" and numbered 991 to 998.

References

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  1. ^ Durrant 1972, p. 54.
  • Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4077-8.
  • http://balkanmodels.biz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=174