KkStB Class 270

The steam locomotive class kkStB 270 was a tender-class with the Imperial Austrian State Railways (k.k. österreichische Staatsbahnen), kkStB. These locomotives were in services in Austria, Hungary and Albania.

SB Class 229 / HSH class 56
CFR 140 class at Cluj, August 1972
QuantitykkStB: 7
ManufacturerFloridsdorf, Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik
Year(s) of manufacture1917-1930
RetiredÖBB: 1968
ČSD: 1976
Axle arrangement1'D h2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Length17.443 mm
Height4.589 mm
Wheelbase2,800 mm
Overall wheelbase6,800 mm
Empty weight61.2 t
Service weight68.0 t
Adhesive weight57.3 t
Top speed60 km/h

Albania

Hekurudha Shqiptare, the railway operator of Albania, received some locomotives of this class in 1948. These were the first locomotives for the new railways of the country. The locomotives were renumbered in the 56 class and were former war trophies of Russia. Before that, the locomotives were in use by MÁV, Deutsche Reichsbahn, BBÖ and ÖStB. Locomotive 56 3408, the former 270.110 was still stored near Shkozet in 1998.[1]

Literature

  • Heribert Schröpfer, Triebfahrzeuge österreichischer Eisenbahnen - Dampflokomotiven BBÖ und ÖBB, alba, Düsseldorf, 1989, ISBN 3-87094-110-3
  • Dieter Zoubek, Erhaltene Dampflokomotiven in und aus Österreich, Eigenverlag, 2004, ISBN 3-200-00174-7

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