SEK class Λα

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 type Steam Builder Lokomotivfabrik der StEG (10) Škoda Works (30) Build date 1926 (10), 1927 (30) Total produced 40
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-10-0  • UIC 1′E h2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,450 mm (4 ft 9 ^1⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 19.716 m (64.69 ft) Adhesive weight 72.2 tonnes (71.1 long tons; 79.6 short tons) Loco weight 85.4 tonnes (84.1 long tons; 94.1 short tons) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 4.47 m^2 (48.1 sq ft) Boiler pressure 14 kg/cm^2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi) Heating surface 211.0 m^2 (2,271 sq ft) Superheater 58.3 m^2 (628 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 610 mm × 720 mm (24 in × 28 ^3⁄8 in)
Career Operators SEK Numbers 901–940

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

References

• 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