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In 1931, H1 No. 2162 was rebuilt as a 4-6-2T and given the A8 classification. After a series of trials throughout the North East Area, all of the remaining H1s were rebuilt as A8 4-6-2Ts between 1933 and 1936. During the process of rebuilding, the boiler was modified to include a Robinson-type superheater rather than the original Schmidt ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Railway locomotives introduced in 1931" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A preserved SJ G11 (No. 1931) locomotive on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in July 2007.. The Statens Järnvägar (SJ; Swedish State Railways) Class G11 was a class of two ex-British War Department Austerity 2-8-0 steam locomotives, numbered 1930 and 1931.
North British Loco. 23117 November 1924: November 1942: October 1964: Scrapped 2580 81 60081 Shotover: North British Loco. 23118 November 1924: February 1928: October 1962: Scrapped 2581 82 60082 Neil Gow: North British Loco. 23119 November 1924: January 1943: September 1963: Scrapped 2582 83 60083 Sir Hugo: North British Loco. 23120 December ...
Sentetsu Purena-class locomotives; South African Class 8R 4-8-0; South African Class 16DA 4-6-2 1930; South African Class 19B 4-8-2; South Australian Railways 720 class; Southern Pacific class AC-6; Southern Pacific GS-1 class; SR V class; List of SR V "Schools" class locomotives
The name Tom Thumb is forever associated with the B&O, as the first steam locomotive built in the United States for an American railroad. It was built strictly as a demonstrator, but it was succeeded by a series of similar locomotives (the " Grasshoppers " and the "Crabs") designed by Ross Winans , the first head of motive power on the railroad ...
Most powerful steam locomotive ever static tested. PRR S1: Pennsylvania Railroad: 6100 Altoona Works: 1939 Steam 6-4-4-6: 487 tonnes (537 short tons) 76,403 pounds-force (340 kN) 7,200 horsepower (5,369 kW) Fast passenger steam locomotive; the magazine Popular Mechanics cites 1941 a speed of 133.4 mph (214.7 km/h) PRR S2: Pennsylvania Railroad ...