Russian locomotive class Izhitsa

The Russian steam locomotive class Izhitsa (Ѵ) was a steam locomotive produced in Russia and the Soviet Union between 1908 and 1918, and between 1927 and 1931. The Russian letter Ѵ can be transliterated as Hy. On Russian and Soviet railways, these were the most powerful steam locomotives of type 0-8-0. They were designed by E. E. Noltein and had a 16-ton axle load.^[1]

Similar class

The Russian locomotive class Y (Ы) was similar but had a 15-ton axle load. In the period 1909–1916, 350 class Y (Ы) locomotives were built.

See also

• The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
• Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
• Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
• Finland Station, St.Petersburg
• History of rail transport in Russia

References

• Локомотивы отечественных железных дорог 1845-1955. В.А. Раков Паровозы серии Ѵ (2nd ed.). Moscow: Транспорт. 1995. pp. 176–179. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.
• Локомотивы отечественных железных дорог 1845-1955. В.А. Раков Паровозы с четырьмя движущими колёсными парами (2nd ed.). Moscow: Транспорт. 1995. pp. 520–521. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.

External links

• The Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky Rail Terminal
• Report on a visit to the Varshavsky Rail Terminal

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