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The Victorian Railways H class was an express passenger steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways from 1941 to 1958. Intended to eliminate the use of double heading A2 class locomotives on The Overland services on the steeply graded Western line to Adelaide, wartime restrictions led to only one locomotive being built.
Disposition. One preserved, remainder scrapped. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) H Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive originally designed for suburban passenger work, designed by Harry Wainwright in 1904. Most of the sixty-six members of the class were later equipped for push-pull working for use on rural branch lines.
The H Class were built as T class locomotives with modifications for use at the Melbourne Hump Yard. [1] They were fitted additional equipment for their duties, including extra weight for traction, "manual power control" to allow low speed operation, and an accurate low speed speedometer. The H class were delivered as T413 to T417, but were ...
H146-H160 (even only) First run. September 1877. Last run. 19 February 1916. (38.5 years) Disposition. 8 scrapped. The Victorian Railways H class was a class of 4-4-0 light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1916.
None ultimately survived. The North British Atlantic, later known as NBR Class H, and then as LNER Class C11 was a class of 4-4-2 steam locomotive of the North British Railway. The class was designed by William P. Reid, Locomotive Superintendent of the NBR, and entered service under his direction. They were the heaviest, longest, and most ...
Factor of adh. The Chesapeake and Ohio class H-8 was a class of 60 simple articulated 2-6-6-6 steam locomotives built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio between 1941 and 1948, operating until the mid 1950s. The locomotives were among the most powerful steam locomotives ever built and hauled fast, heavy freight trains for the railroad.
C&O's "Big Mike" #2705, a 2-8-4 Class K-4 "Kanawha" built by Alco in 1943, at the B&O Railroad Museum in 2008. Class K was used for 2-8-2 Mikado and 2-8-4 Kanawha types Chesapeake and Ohio class K ex-Hocking Valley Railway 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio class K-1 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio class K-2 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio classes K-3 and K-3-A ...
Power class. 0F. Axle load class. Route availability: 1. Retired. 1929–1952. Preserved. Two: 1310, 985. The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class H, classified as Class Y7 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 0-4-0 T steam locomotives designed for shunting.