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Wheels: 2-10-2 Record Created: Before June 10, 2017 Builder: Breda Record Updated: Dec 20, 2021 Build Date: 1953 Action: Map Added Construction No.: 2613 Change History: Show Empty Weight: Unknown Views: 2560 WOD: Unknown Photo Album: Show Driver Diameter: Unknown Video: No Tractive Effort: Unknown Notes: Show Boiler Pressure: Unknown Links: Show Cylinders: Unknown Ownership No Fuel: Oil Date of Photo: Unknown Gauge: 56.5"

Abbreviation	Expansion	English
1 OSE	Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos	Hellenic Railways Organization

Posted: Oct 17, 2023 @ 11:10:01 by Matthew Gardner
I have a book about the end of steam locomotives all around the countries of the world, and this class of locomotives are said to be the largest straight 2 cylinder locomotives Europe ever had. They were, however, very troublesome. They were built by the Italians due to that country owing Greece after the second World War. They never produced any main line locomotives in over 20 years, or any of that enormous size, and as a result, the 20 engines of this class were built with fireboxes too small for them. After only 2 years, they were sent back to be rebuilt with new boilers, but were still not right. The only reason they were not retired was due to Italy not being able to admit they screwed up. Hellenistic engine crews put up with them for over 20 years until steam was done in Greece.

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Posted: Jun 28, 2013 @ 08:06:48 by ILFORD
Locomotive at Athens, Greece, located at Rouf Goods Station, stored and noted in June 2011.

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