ČSD Class 477.0
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ČSD Class 477.0 is the last type of steam locomotive made by ČKD for Czechoslovak State Railways. In total 60 tank locomotives with axle arrangement 2′D′ 2′ (4-8-4) were produced in 1951-1952 and 1955.[1] It was a tank locomotive development of the ČSD Class 475.0 locomotive.
This locomotive has 3 pistons (two on the sides and one in the middle) with an approximate power of 1590 kW The first series (machines with serial numbers 001-006 and 008-036) had poor weight distribution on the tender and they had to be modified. The second series (machines with serial numbers 39-60) no longer had this defect and had more water in the tank on the sides.
Three are preserved, as of 2025 two of them were still operational (013 and 043).[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Malec, Miroslav; Martinek, Michal (1984). Naše lokomotivy (in Czech). Praha: Albatros. p. 80.
- ^ Railway World No. 393 (February 1973)
- ^ Výhrevna Vrútky, Železnica pre deti 2018, 5 June 2018, with photos of 477.013
- ^ České dráhy, Železničář, 11 April 2019, page 4, mentions 477.043 pulled a train with hundreds of passengers in March 2019
- ^ Annual report of Národní technické muzeum for calendar year 2009, mentions 477.060 was on display in Augsburg Railway Park
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