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At the time of construction (1972) one of the world's most powerful locomotives. Currently in operation as of May 2022 with the revised classification of Re 620. Shen 12 Shenhua Mining Group: HXD1.7: CRRC Zhuzhou Electric 3×Bo'Bo' 276 tonnes (304 short tons) 1,140 kilonewtons (256,282 lbf) starting 14,400 kilowatts (19,311 hp) continuous rating
Hunslet Engine Company – diesel locomotives, narrow-gauge steam locomotives; part of Wabtec [74] Rhino Industries – narrow-gauge diesel/steam locomotives, new build, maintenance [75] Severn Lamb – narrow gauge diesel/steam/steam outline locomotives, carriages, and track infrastructure [76] Steam Loco Design [77]
Baldwin also produced their most powerful steam engines in history, the 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway. The Yellowstone could put down over 140,000 lbf (622.8 kN) of Tractive force. They routinely hauled 180 car trains weighing over 18,000 short tons (16,071 long tons; 16,329 t).
The East African Railways 4-8-2+2-8-4 59 class Garratts were the largest and most powerful steam locomotives to run on metre gauge, having a large 70-square-foot (6.5-square-metre) grate and a tractive effort of 83,350 pounds-force (370.76 kilonewtons). The 34 oil-fired locomotives remained in regular service until 1980.
The largest steam locomotive built in Europe was a 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt, built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the Soviet Railways in 1932. The most numerous Garratt class in the world was also a Double Mountain, the Class GMA and GMAM of the South African Railways, of which 120 were built between 1954 and 1958. [2] [3] [4] [5]
No. 4014 is the largest, heaviest, and most powerful operational steam locomotive in the world. [citation needed] Two of Union Pacific's Challengers survived into preservation. Challenger #3985 was the largest operational steam locomotive in the world until the restoration of UP 4014. It was taken out of service in October 2010 due to ...
Category for manufacturers of steam engines – that is, stationary steam engines and marine steam engines. (Manufacturers of steam railway locomotives (often known colloquially as steam engines) are listed elsewhere.)
The AC6000CW is a 6,000-horsepower (4,500 kW) diesel electric locomotive built between 1995 and 2001 by GE Transportation.It is among the world's most powerful single-engined diesel locomotives.