USATC S100 Class
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The United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S100 Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive that was designed for use in Europe and North Africa during World War II for switching. Several were later used on railroads in Austria, Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia and even China and Iran.
In 1942 the USATC ordered 382 of the class from Davenport Locomotive Works of Iowa, H. K. Porter, Inc, of Pittsburgh and Vulcan Iron Works of Pennsylvania to a design by Col. Howard G. Hill. They were then shipped to Great Britain in 1943 and stored there awaiting the invasion of Mainland Europe. After D-Day, they were shipped to Europe.
After the war SNCF bought 77 and classified them as the SNCF 030TU Class. 15 were bought by the Southern Railway including one for spare parts, forming the SR USA Class. Austria had 10. 4 were sent to Italy. The Yugoslavians, where they were known as Class 62, assembled some more in the 1950s. Chinese had around 20 engines, forming the Chinese State Railways XK2 Class.
Others found industrial use in Great Britain with the National Coal Board, Longmoor Military Railway, Austin Motors, etc.
External links
- http://www.project62.supanet.com/USAlocohistory.htm
- http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/custom4.html
- Information on the Southern Railways locomotives (http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/usa_01.html)
