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Soviet locomotive class LV

🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Luhanskteplovoz· from 1952· class of Soviet 2-10-2 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Грузовой паровоз ЛВ18-002 (ОР18-002) (4): George Shuklin· CC BY-SA 2.5

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what is it?

The Soviet locomotive class LV (Russian: ЛВ) was a Soviet main freight steam locomotive type. Between 1952 and 1956, 522 locomotives were built.

who runs it

Russian Railways

base stats

speed 80 km/htop speed
weight 123 tin working order
built 522made 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 74 years ago, in 1952.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
14.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1952–1956
retired: 1983
status: retired
number built: 522
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇷🇺 Russia
builders: Luhanskteplovoz
operators: Russian Railways
top speed: 80 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-10-2
length: 14.8 m
weight: 123 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4251566, Wikipedia: Soviet locomotive class LV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.