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Soviet Locomotive Class L
The Soviet locomotive class L (Russian: Л) was a Soviet main freight steam locomotive type. They were nicknamed ''Lebed'', "Swan."Ross, David, ed. (2003). ''The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives.'' Barnes & Noble, p. 206. . Description The L class 2-10-0 was the first Soviet locomotive to use Boxpok-type wheels, which were commonplace in steam locomotive design post-World War II. A casing between the dome and chimney covered a steam drier pipe. History It was designed and built by the Kolomna Locomotive Works shortly after World War II under supervision by L.C. Lebedyanski. It was originally designated Class P (for ''Pobeda'', "victory"), but was redesignated Class L in honor of its designer. In conjunction with the Russian locomotive class FD, FD class 2-10-2, it was primarily used to haul mainline goods across the terrain of the Soviet Union. Over 4,000 L class locomotives were constructed from 1945-1955, and they operated with the Soviet Railways until 1975. Today there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolomna Locomotive Works
The Kolomna Locomotive Works () is a major producer of railway locomotives as well as locomotive and marine diesel engines in Russia. The plant started production in 1869 with a freight steam locomotive, one of the first in Russia. In the Russian Empire, Kolomna was one of the few producers in Russia. During this period, 139 types of steam locomotives were designed. As of 2015, the company is now a part of Transmashholding. Overview The main activities of the company are: design, manufacturing and service of diesel engines (medium-speed diesel engines and diesel generators for diesel locomotives, power plants, heavy trucks, ships), mainline locomotives (passenger and freight), Direct current, DC passenger electric locomotives. The Kolomna plant is the only Russian producer of passenger locomotives, the creator of the first domestic examples of the main high-speed passenger EP200 AC locomotives, passenger DC electric EP2K, freight locomotives 2TE70. TEP70 passenger locomotives ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |