#0696· Stoomlocomotief van het type O
Russian locomotive class O
🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Kirov Plant· from 1890· Russian and Soviet 0-8-0 steam locomotive class, built 1890–1915, 1925–1928
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- 1. Паровоз серии Ов. Russian locomotive class Ov: Novoklimov· CC0
what is it?
The Russian locomotive class O (from Russian: Основной) was an early type of Russian steam locomotives. 9,129 locomotives were built between 1890 and 1928; hence it was the second most numerous class of locomotive in Russia, after E class, which was a unique number even on the international level.
who runs it
base stats
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 136 years ago, in 1890.
- 9.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 74 years (1890–1964).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1890–1928
- in service from
- 1890
- retired
- 1964
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9,129
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Kirov Plant, Kolomna Locomotive Works
- operators
- Russian Railways, Chinese Eastern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0
- length
- 9.7 m
- Dutch name
- Stoomlocomotief van het type O
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q163941, Wikipedia: Russian locomotive class O (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.