German H17-206
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H17-206 was a high pressure steam locomotive
built in Germany in 1925 by Henschel, on the Schmidt system. Rebuilt from a Prussian S 10.2
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The H17-206 was not repeated.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
built in Germany in 1925 by Henschel, on the Schmidt system. Rebuilt from a Prussian S 10.2
Prussian S 10
The Prussian Class S 10 included all express train locomotives in the Prussian state railways that had a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement. There were four sub-classes: the S 10, S 10.1 and S 10.2.-Prussian S 10:...
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- Wheel arrangementWhyte notationThe Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal...
: 4-6-04-6-0Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular... - Boiler Pressure: 60 kp/cm² (5.9 MPa, 850 psi)
- Coal-fired.
- Compound.
- High pressure cylinder diameter 290 mm
- Low pressure cylinder diameter 500 mm
The H17-206 was not repeated.
External links
- Loco Locomotives A large amount of information on high pressure steam locomotives, as well as many other rail oddities.