SEK class Λγ

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SEK Class Λγ

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1947
Total produced	8

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-10-0
• UIC	1′E h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,450 mm (4 ft 9+1⁄8 in)
Length:
• Over beams	21.287 m (69.84 ft)
Adhesive weight	74.0 tonnes (72.8 long tons; 81.6 short tons)
Loco weight	85.0 tonnes (83.7 long tons; 93.7 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	4.61 m² (49.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	15 kg/cm² (1.47 MPa; 213 psi)
Heating surface	175.5 m² (1,889 sq ft)
Superheater:
• Heating area	56.0 m² (603 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	533 mm × 711 mm (21 in × 28 in)

Career
Operators	SEK
Number in class	991–998

SEK (Sidirodromoi Ellinikou Kratous, Hellenic State Railways) Class Λγ (or Class Lg; Lambda-gamma) is a class of eight 2-10-0 steam locomotives purchased in 1947 from Baldwin Locomotive Works.^[1]

They were given the class letters "Λγ" and numbered 991 to 998.

References

^ Durrant 1972, p. 54.

Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4077-8.
http://balkanmodels.biz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=174

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