TCDD 56301 Class
The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) 56301 Class is a class of 2-10-0 steam locomotives known as "Skyliners". They were built by Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The 88 locomotives in this class were numbered 56301-88. The first arrived in 1947.
They were the first American-built locomotives ordered by TCDD, though they had acquired ex-USATC S200 Class (TCDD 46201 Class) and ex-USATC S160 Class (TCDD 45171 Class). This class had the largest boiler and firebox of any Turkish locomotive and were the only ones fitted with mechanical stokers.
Two survive; 56375 at the TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum in Ankara, and 56337 at the Çamlık Railway Museum.
External links
- 56301 to 56388 Trains of Turkey
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