Liberation Class
Liberation class 2-8-0 locomotive
Polish Tr202-19 in a heritage park in Chabówka. |
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Builder |
Vulcan Foundry (120), Đuro Đaković (10) |
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Serial number |
VF 5357–5476 |
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Build date |
1946 (120), 1957–58 (10) |
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Career |
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Operators |
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Numbers |
- CFL: 4701–4710
- ČSD: 459.001–459.015
- JŽ: 38.001–38.075
- PKP: Tr202.1–Tr202.30
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The Liberation Class was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed for heavy freight work in post-Second World War Europe. 120 were built by the Vulcan Foundry of Newton-le-Willows in 1946.
Design
They shared some features with the earlier WD Austerity 2-8-0 and WD Austerity 2-10-0 which in turn had been based on the LMS Stanier Class 8F. They were however built to the continental loading gauge, but the design was intended to last, not a short-term kriegslok.
Distribution
Ten went to Luxembourg and the rest to Eastern Europe. The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration distributed them as follows:
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