The Soviet locomotive class IS (Russian: ИС; Ukrainian: Паровоз ІС, romanized: Parovoz IS) was a Soviet passenger steam locomotive type named after Joseph Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Сталин; Ukrainian: Йосип Сталін, romanized: Yosyp Stalin). The contract design was prepared in 1929 at V.V. Kuybyshev Locomotive Factory in Kolomna, Russian SFSR. The IS series locomotives were manufactured between 1932 and 1942. The last one was built in 1942 during the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany.
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Soviet locomotive class ИС |
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Steam locomotive IS20-16 with streamline casing at the locomotive factory in Voroshilovgrad in 1937. It was the Soviet steam locomotive-champion with maximum speed of 155 km/h (96 mph). |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-8-4 |
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Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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Leading dia. | 1,050 mm (41.34 in) |
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Driver dia. | 1,850 mm (72.83 in) |
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Trailing dia. | 1,050 mm (41.34 in) |
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Adhesive weight | 88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons) |
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Loco weight | 133 tonnes (131 long tons; 147 short tons) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 7.04 m2 (75.8 sq ft) |
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Boiler pressure | 15 kgf/cm2 (1.47 MPa; 213 psi) |
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Heating surface | 295.2 m2 (3,178 sq ft) |
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Superheater:
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• Heating area | 148.4 m2 (1,597 sq ft) |
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Cylinders | Two, outside |
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Cylinder size | 670 mm × 770 mm (26.38 in × 30.31 in) |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 115 km/h (71 mph) |
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Tractive effort | 233.5 kN (52,490 lbf) |
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Career |
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Numbers | IS20-1 |
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Retired | 1965–1987 |
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Scrapped | 1975–1996 |
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