HSH Class 31

what is it?

Class 31 was a fireless shunting steam locomotive used at an oil refinery in Cerrik, operating between Cerrik and Papër. It is unclear if the locomotive was operated by the factory or by Hekurudha Shqiptare, the railway company of Albania. The locomotive was second-hand and originally built for pharmaceutical factory Wolff Walsrode for use in a factory in Bomlitz.

who runs it

Hekurudha Shqiptare

base stats

• built 1made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 86 years ago, in 1940.
• ⌛Served for 33 years (1959–1992).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1940

in service from

1959

retired

1992

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Henschel & Sohn

operators

Hekurudha Shqiptare

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0F

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.