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UIC B: Most of the high-speed TGV tracks in France are built to UIC B. [5] Maximum dimensions 3.15 by 4.32 m (10 ft 4 in by 14 ft 2 in). [6] UIC B+: New structures in France are being built to UIC B+. [5] Up to 4.28 m (14 ft 1 in) has a shape to accommodate tractor-trailers loaded with ISO containers. UIC C: The Central European gauge.
The Southern Railway number followed an adaptation of the UIC classification system where "C" refers to the number of coupled driving axles – in this case three. All these locomotives therefore carried numbers which started "C" followed by the individual identifier from C1 to C40. [18] No. 33016 at Feltham Locomotive Depot 11 May 1959.
The SNCF Class C 61000 (+ TC 61100) diesel shunters were built by Compagnie Electro-Méchanique (CEM) between 1950 and 1953. 48 locomotives were built, numbered C 61001–61048. They were used for heavy shunting duties around Le Havre .
Specifications; Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0DE • UIC C: Gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Wheel diameter: 4 ft 0 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.232 m): Minimum curve: 3.5 chains (70 m) ...
The Caledonian Railway 498 Class was a class of 0-6-0 T s built for dock shunting.They were designed by John F. McIntosh for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1911.
Stepney is well known as the first standard gauge engine to be based at the Bluebell Railway, arriving by rail on 17 May 1960. [1] The junior (8 years old and under) membership scheme of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society is known as the Stepney Club.
The Southern Railway was primarily a passenger-carrying railway which used most of its resources to extend its electrified lines. There was a continuing need for steam freight locomotives however, although the Traffic Department preferred mixed-traffic designs which could also haul passenger trains on the remaining non-electrified lines at peak periods.
CC1 was a double-ended tank locomotive on two three-axle bogies, all wheels on each bogie being driven by a two-cylinder steam engine via a chain transmission. A double-ended boiler, comprising two square barrels and a single central firebox, was located in the central part of the locomotive.