The Soviet locomotive class L (Russian: Л) was a Soviet main freight steam locomotive type. They were nicknamed "Swan."Ross, David, ed. (2003). ''The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives.'' Barnes & Noble, p. 206. .

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The L class 2-10-0 was the first Soviet locomotive to use

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-type wheels, which were commonplace in steam locomotive design post-World War II. A casing between the dome and chimney covered a steam drier pipe.

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It was designed and built by the Kolomna Locomotive Works shortly after

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under supervision by L.C. Lebedyanski. It was originally designated Class P (for ''Pobeda'', "victory"), but was redesignated Class L in honor of its designer. In conjunction with the FD class 2-10-2, it was primarily used to haul mainline goods across the terrain of the Soviet Union. Over 4,000 L class locomotives were constructed from 1945-1955, and they operated with the Soviet Railways until 1975. Today there are over 300 example of L class locomotives surviving in various states of repair in the former Soviet Union, constituting the single largest surviving class of locomotives in the world. Many are still in operating condition.

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