The TCDD (Turkish Republic Railways) 56501 Class is a class of

2-10-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-10-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, ten powered and coupled driving wheels on five axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement was of ...

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the loco ...

s provided by Germany during the

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. They were numbered 56501-56553 .

Overview

After the outbreak of the

, the

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was unable to supply locomotives ordered by TCDD.

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stepped in and offered the Turks

DRG BR 52 The Deutsche Reichsbahn's Class 52Wartime locomotives classes are prefixed DRB (Deutsche Reichsbahn) to distinguish them from those introduced by the DRG (prefixed DRG), which became defunct in 1937, and those introduced later by the East German ...

-type Kriegloks. 10 were supplied in 1943, and 43 more were lent to the Turks in 1943/1944, the loan of which was made permanent after Turkey declared war on Germany towards the end of the war in Europe. In response to the initial German move the Allies gave TCDD 20

LMS Stanier Class 8F The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 8F is a class of steam locomotives designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order), as a freight version of William Stanier's successful ...

which formed the 45151 Class and 29 USATC S200 Class which formed the 46201 Class. All 53 survived into the 1980s.

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''Trains of Turkey'' 56501 Steam locomotives of Turkey 2-10-0 locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Turkey {{steam-loco-stub