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 Sudbahn 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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