SEK (Sidirodromoi Ellinikou Kratous, Hellenic State Railways) Class Λα (or Class La; Lambda-alpha) is a class of forty 2-10-0 steam locomotives purchased in 1926 and 1927 from Lokomotivfabrik der StEG and Škoda Works

SEK Class Λα
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1926 (10), 1927 (30)
Total produced40
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-10-0
 • UIC1′E h2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,450 mm (4 ft 9+18 in)
Length:
 • Over beams19.716 m (64.69 ft)
Adhesive weight72.2 tonnes (71.1 long tons; 79.6 short tons)
Loco weight85.4 tonnes (84.1 long tons; 94.1 short tons)
Firebox:
 • Grate area4.47 m2 (48.1 sq ft)
Boiler pressure14 kg/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi)
Heating surface211.0 m2 (2,271 sq ft)
Superheater58.3 m2 (628 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size610 mm × 720 mm (24 in × 28+38 in)
Career
OperatorsSEK
Numbers901–940

They were given the class letters "Λα" and numbers 901 to 940.


References

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  • Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4077-8.
  • http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=lok&datum=1927&page=9&size=45
  • http://www.manfred-kopka.de/europa/griechen/la.htm