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UIC C: The Central European gauge. In Germany and other central European countries, the railway systems are built to UIC C gauges, sometimes with an increment in the width, allowing Scandinavian trains to reach German stations directly, originally built for Soviet freight cars. Maximum dimensions 3.15 by 4.65 m (10 ft 4 in by 15 ft 3 in). [6]
The last five locomotives numbers: 8505, 8506, 8509, 8512 and 8514 were sold in 1952 to Ferrocarril de Langreo, the only standard gauge line in Spain. There, the locomotives were somewhat converted and served for a few years on a mining railway from Gijon to Langreo in Asturias , after which they were scrapped.
In France, the UIC classification is used for diesels and electrics while a scheme similar to the Whyte notation, but counting axles instead of wheels, is used for steam locomotives. Notably, Switzerland had its own separate notation system until 1989, with the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification now only retained for its narrow gauge ...
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.
Canadian National Railway (CN) Class O-9 steam locomotives were of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or " C " in UIC classification.These locomotives were built for the Grand Trunk Railway (GT) and Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad (D&TSL) from 1903 through 1913.
Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. pp. 53– 61. ISBN 978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499
• UIC: C: Gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Wheel diameter: 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) Loco weight: 48 long tons (49 t; 54 short tons) Prime mover: EE 6RKT Mk II: Generator: DC: Traction motors: English Electric, DC 1 off: Transmission: Diesel electric
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.