Skoda 556 (Stokr), Luzna, CZ - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

This engine was the largest and most powerful freight engine of the CSD (visit link) . The first engine was delivered on 7 Feb 1952 from Skoda (visit link) . It is stoker fired and has 2 cylinders. The five axle tender is the same as for class 498.1. (The boiler is identical with the class 475.1 boiler, but mounted with 3100 mm center altitude).
This engine was manufactured in large numbers, 510 pieces, and could be seen in heavy freight service all over the CSD network. They had more power than the German class 44, but only 80 tons adhesive weight, max output about 2200 HP. These machines even came into Austria at Summerau, and into Germany at Marktredwitz, there also with passenger trains.
The first 80 engines had large smoke deflectors, of the German "Wagner" type, the newer ones small smoke deflectors. The chimney is of the Kylchap double type. The stoker was fitted in the tender. Otherwise, these engines were fitted with the same modern features as the other postwar steam engines. They worked virtually everywhere. Records include pulling trains of 4000 tons weight, developing 2200 horsepower (1620 kW) at 23 km/h steady speed with a 1000 tons freight in a grade, and the abslolute record was pulling 8272 tons from Kojetina to Ostrava on 20.12.1958. Trains of 4000 tons weight were quite often assigned only one engine. However, in their daily life, they pulled virtually everything, from heavy freights to local passenger trains. Most engines lived quite long, until the mid seventies.

Locomotive Type: (required): Steam Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): Yes If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): 75 Kc How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Display is designed to allow additional climbing access. If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed

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