Locomotives LVCI 79-90

LVCI 79-90 were a group of 2-4-0 steam locomotives of the LVCI, a private company of Austria-Hungary. The 12 Locomotives were supplied by Koechlin in 1858. They were very similar to LCVI 51–60.

LVCI 79-90
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKoechlin
Build date1858
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1.5 metres
Length8.402 metres
Loco weight29.3 tonnes
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure7 atmospheres, c. 100 psi
Heating surface120.2 m²
Cylinders2
Cylinder size420 x 610 mm

Names

The locomotives were named: Paisiello, Ariosto, Tasso, Petrarca, Raffaello, Michelangelo, Giotto, Cimabue, Bramante, Torricelli, Oriani, Cavalli

Ownership changes

The Südbahn took 10 of these 12 Locomotives, calling them Group SB 5. The "Ariosto" and "Raffaello" remained with the LVCI. They later became SFAI 381–382, RM 2019-2020 and FS 1181–1182.

References

    Further reading
    • Herbert Dietrich: Die Südbahn und ihre Vorläufer. Bohmann Verlag, Wien, 1994, ISBN 3-7002-0871-5
    • Hans Peter Pawlik, Josef Otto Slezak: Südbahn-Lokomotiven. Verlag Slezak, Wien, 1987, ISBN 3-85416-102-6
    • P.M. Kalla-Bishop: Italian State Railways Steam Locomotives. Tourret Publishing, Abingdon, 1986, ISBN 0-905878-03-5
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