The Russian
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 locomot ...
class Izhitsa (
Ñ´) was a
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 locomot ...
produced in
Russia and the
Soviet Union between 1908 and 1918, and between 1927 and 1931. The Russian letter Ñ´ can be transliterated as Hy. On Russian and Soviet railways, these were the most powerful steam locomotives of type
0-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels. Locomotives of this type are also referre ...
. They were designed by E. E. Noltein and had a 16-ton
axle load.
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
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The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at
Paveletsky Rail Terminal,
Moscow
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Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
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Varshavsky Rail Terminal,
St.Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
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Finland Station,
St.Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
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History of rail transport in Russia
References
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External links
The Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky Rail Terminal
Railway locomotives introduced in 1908
Izhitsa
0-8-0 locomotives
Steam locomotives of the Russian Empire
5 ft gauge locomotives
D h2 locomotives
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