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Hungarian State Railways series 411
US Army Transportation Corps S160
Hungary | 1942
510 produced
411.358 on display at Hegyeshalom Railway Station
411.358 on display at Hegyeshalom Railway Station
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Although the USATC standard locomotive of the type S160 came to a large number of states after World War II, it played a special role in Hungary. Since that country desperately needed working locomotives, they used a loan granted by the US to acquire 510 used locomotives of this type. At a price of mostly $10,000 per piece, they got 425 coal fired and 85 oil fired locomotives. 169 had been built by ALCO, 148 by Baldwin and 203 by Lima.

The MÁV put 484 into service as series 411, making them the world's biggest user of the S160. 26 of the locomotives in the poorest condition were kept aside as donors for spare parts. Since the MÁV anticipated a use over longer years, they modified these locomotives in a way to better fit their needs. This included an enlargement of the cab over the original British loading gauge and the installation of the equipment needed for steam heating of passenger trains. The nickname given to them by the Hungarians was “Trumans”.

Over the next decades, they were used for medium freight trains, but also for passenger trains when needed. Their withdrawals started in 1965 and were completed by 1983. In Hungary, three locomotives of the series 411 were preserved, with 411.118 being the only one that's operational today. In the UK, there are two complete locomotives, of which 411.144 is still operational at the Churnet Valley Railway.

General
Built1942-1945
ManufacturerALCO, Baldwin, Lima
Axle config2-8-0 (Consolidation) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length60 ft 7 5/16 in
Wheelbase15 ft 5 13/16 in
Rigid wheelbase23 ft 3 1/8 in
Service weight162,040 lbs
Adhesive weight141,096 lbs
Total weight291,010 lbs
Axle load35,274 lbs
Water capacity6,500 us gal
Fuel capacitycoal
Boiler
Grate area41 sq ft
Firebox area128 sq ft
Tube heating area1,637 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,765 sq ft
Total heating area1,765 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter57 in
Boiler pressure229 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 19 x 26 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,207 hp (900 kW)
Optimal speed24 mph
Starting effort32,110 lbf
Calculated Values
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