Class (locomotive)

A class of locomotives is a group of locomotives built to a common design, typically for a single railroad or railway. Classes can vary between country, manufacturer, and company.[1] For example, the United States generally used the Whyte notation for steam locomotive classification,[2] but the Baldwin Locomotive Works had their own classification system.[3] A list of locomotive classification systems follows:

United States of America

Britain

Ireland

Germany

Finland

France

Indonesia

Russia

China

Switzerland

South Africa

Japan

New Zealand

References

  1. ^ Gaskell, G. H. (1952). "The Origin of Locomotive Class Names". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin (87): 83–95. ISSN 0033-8842. JSTOR 43517676.
  2. ^ Dean, Marcy (2023-03-05). "Whyte Classification". Southeastern Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ Bell, Kurt (2021-03-09). "Deciphering the Baldwin Locomotive Works classification system". Trains. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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