I will daily trainpost here until we are given a separate community
This particular locomotive is a P36 class. They were designed in the early 50’s to haul large passenger trains. 251 were produced beige construction was halted, as the 20th Congress ordered modernization to Diesel and Electric. An impressive 26 have been preserved
What a tremendous piece of machinery. Were all steam locomotives powered by coal?
Initially, steam locomotives were powered by Wood. Coal was much more efficient, albeit much worse for the environment
And using wood rather than coal is what helped the Soviet Union win the Russian Civil War!
Indeed. By 1950 however, they had as much coal as they needed