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The War Department (WD) "Austerity" 2-8-0 is a type of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943 for war service. A total of 935 were built, making this one of the most-produced classes of British steam locomotive. They were nicknamed Ozzies by the railwaymen. [1]
The United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class is a class of 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive, designed for heavy freight work in Europe during World War II.A total of 2,120 were built and they worked on railroads across much of the world, including Africa, Asia, all of Europe and South America.
The United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S100 Class is a 0-6-0 steam locomotive that was designed for switching (shunting) duties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. After the war, they were used on railways in Austria , China , Egypt , France , Great Britain , Greece , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , the Netherlands ...
It had a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox.While the 2-8-0 had a narrow firebox, the 2-10-0 had a wide firebox placed above the driving wheels. This arrangement was common in the United States (e.g. the USRA 0-8-0) but unusual in Britain, where wide fireboxes were usually used only where there was a trailing bogie, e.g. in 4-4-2 and 4-6-2 types.
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its four constituent companies, the " Big Four ". In addition, BR built 2,537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1,538 to pre-nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs.
Locomotives used by the British in World War II. For World War I locomotives, see Category:Railway Operating Division locomotives. References
The United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S118 Class is a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotive.Built to either 3 ft (914 mm), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, they were used in at least 24 different countries.
The last American 2-8-4 built was also the last steam locomotive built by Lima, Nickel Plate 779, in 1949. Coincidentally, ALCO's last steam locomotives were also Berkshire types, built in 1948 for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad ; towards the end of their short service lives they were transferred to the P&LE's parent company, the New ...