Russian locomotive class A

Russian steam locomotives
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The Russian locomotive class A was a series of Russian steam locomotives from the early 20th Century, among the most powerful produced in the country at that time, with a top speed of 115 kilometers per hour.[1]

One example, shown here, Ab type, with a Schmidt superheater, with the number between the couplers indicates Ab 132, produced at the Briansk locomotive factory in 1909. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Steam Engine "Kompaund" with a Schmidt Super-Heater". World Digital Library. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 9, 2019.