SEK class Ια

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Order number	S-1092
Build date	1915

SEK Class Ια
SEK Class Ια
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Order number	S-1092
Build date	1915
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1′ h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length:;
• Over beams	20.231 m (66 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Adhesive weight	60 tonnes (59 long tons; 66 short tons)
Loco weight	84.4 tonnes (83.1 long tons; 93.0 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	3.0 m2 (32 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	12 kg/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 psi)
Heating surface	179.0 m2 (1,927 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	38.1 m2 (410 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	584 by 660 millimetres (23 in × 26 in)
Operators
Career
Operators	SEK
Numbers	401–420 → 701–720

SEK (Sidirodromoi Ellinikou Kratous, Hellenic State Railways) Class Ια (or Class Ia; Iota-alpha) is a class of twenty 2-8-2 steam locomotives purchased from the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1915.^[1]

They were given the class letters "Ια" and initially numbered 401 to 420, but were later renumbered 701 to 720.

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