Russian locomotive class Izhitsa

Ѵ (Izhitsa) class steam locomotive
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1908—1918, 1927—1931
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0  • UIC D h2 Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) Driver dia. 1.220–1.300 m (48.03–51.18 in) Length 10.085–10.133 m (33 ft 1 in – 33 ft 3 in) Axle load 16 tonnes (35,300 lb) Loco weight 64.3–65.0 tonnes (141,800–143,300 lb) Fuel type Coal Firebox: ​  • Grate area 3.03–3.33 m2 (32.6–35.8 sq ft) Boiler pressure 12–13 kg/cm2 (1.18–1.27 MPa; 171–185 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Tubes and flues 163.4–206 m2 (1,759–2,217 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 40.3–47.4 m2 (434–510 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 575 mm × 650 mm (22.64 in × 25.59 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 55 km/h (34 mph)
Career Operators Russian Imperial Railways → Soviet Railways Class Ѵ

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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