Class of American 2-8-0 locomotive built for service overseas during World War II
USATC S160 Class
China KD6, ÖBB Class 956, ČSD Class 456.1, SNCF Class 140U, SEK Class Θγ (THg), MÁV Class 411, FS Class 736, PKP Tr201 and Tr203, Russia class ШA, Renfe class 553, TCDD 45171 Class, JZ class 37, KSR 8000 series, KNR Sori2 class, SNCB/NMBS type 281
Lima Locomotive Works builder portrait of USATC number 5740
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Major J. W. Marsh
Builder
American Locomotive Company (755), Baldwin Locomotive Works (712), Lima Locomotive Works (653)
Build date
1942–1945
Total produced
2,120
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-0
• UIC
1′D h2
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian Railways 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Renfe Operadora 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian Railways
Leading dia.
2 ft 9 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.
4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)
Wheelbase
51 ft 7+3⁄4 in (15.74 m)
Length
61 ft 0 in (18.59 m), including tender
Adhesive weight
140,000 lb (63,503 kg)
Loco weight
161,000 lb (73,028 kg)
Tender weight
115,500 lb (52,390 kg)
Total weight
276,500 lb (125,418 kg)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
20,000 lb (9,072 kg)
Water cap.
6,500 US gal (25,000 L; 5,400 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
Boiler
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) maximum diameter
Boiler pressure
225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
• Tubes
1,055 sq ft (98.0 m2) (150 in or 3,810 mm long × 2 in or 51 mm diameter)
• Flues
567 sq ft (52.7 m2) (30 in or 762 mm long × 5.375 in or 137 mm diameter)
• Total surface
2,253 sq ft (209.3 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
313 sq ft (29.1 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
19 in × 26 in (482.6 mm × 660.4 mm) bore x stroke
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Valve type
10 inches (254 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort
31,492 lbf (140.1 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.45
Career
Class
USATC S160 and country derivatives
Official name
USATC S160 Class
Locale
United States Europe China Korea
Disposition
At least 33 known preserved, possibly more in derelict condition, remainder scrapped
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.
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the USATCS160Class 2-8-0 USATC No. 611 by Bill Miller Equipment Sales. USATC 611 is located along with its owner in Eckhart Mines, Maryland. USATC 611...
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indoors at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Lima-built USATCS160Class 5197 is preserved at the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire, UK...
locomotives at the Hungarian Railway Museum is the MÁV 411.118 of the USATCS160Class. The Hungarian Railway Museum opened its doors on July 14, 2000. The...
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diesel locomotive crews. February – The Alaska Railroad sells six ex-USATCS160Class 2-8-0 locomotives to the standard gauge Ferrocarril de Langreo in northern...
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Locomotive Works 1943 Display From the Southeastern Railway Museum, USATCS160Class. Cosmetically restored. 3960 Wheeling and Lake Erie 0-6-0 W&LE Brewster...
Barclay 0-4-0DM Mulberry was already at Long Marston and was joined by USATCS160Class 2-8-0 number 3278 on 22 April 2014.[citation needed] The project had...
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"Postscripts to Longmoor". Industrial Railway Record. 12: 303–307. "Rail Album - USATC S-160 2-8-0s Part 1". "Postscripts to Longmoor". Farmer, Keith (March 1966)...
This List of Russian steam locomotive classes includes those built both before and during the Soviet era. They are to the gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) unless...
Railways on Sakhalin Island until 1979, together with regauged ShA USATCS160Class locomotives. After the war the Soviet railway network was re-built...
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various origins. 411 1942–1945 1950s–1980s ALCO, Baldwin, Lima 510 USATCS160Class, 484 placed into service, remainder used for parts. 420 1882–1891 1949–1953...
in Sulphur Springs, Texas. 1702 US Army Transportation Corp. 2-8-0 USATCS160Class, later operates on the Short-lived Fremont and Elkorn Valley Railroad...
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