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S160 2-8-0-0 - 5197
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(Photo: Ben Boggis)
Brief Outline
The S160 is a 2-8-0
loco built in Lima, Ohio, for the US Army Transportation Corps (USATC)
in 1944. It was shipped to Britain under Lend-Lease arrangements and
then went to China in 1946, where it stayed until brought back to
Britain for preservation in 1995.
It wears the black
livery of the USATC and is numbered 5197. The loco weighs 135 tons
and has a 5-chime Nathan whistle. Engines of this class were used in
the build-up of forces for the D-Day invasion of France.
The
engine is resident on the Churnet Valley Railway, and was on the NNR
from August 2006 until January 2007.
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Key Facts
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Number |
5197 |
| Name |
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| Class |
S160 |
| Wheel arrangement |
2-8-0 |
| Company |
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| Builder |
Lima Works |
| Works No |
8865 |
| Built |
1945 |
| Based |
Churnet Valley Railway |
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