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The MÁV Class 411 was a class of steam locomotives used by Hungarian railways. ==History== After World War II there was a severe shortage on locomotives in Hungary, as the MÁV stock was partly destroyed in war actions or taken away by the German troops to Germany and to Austrian territory. The US Government offered Hungary a $150 million commodity loan and a part of this was used to purchase 510 pieces of the USATC S160 Class steam locomotives, for $10,000 each. The negotiations started in 1946, with the first engines arriving in May 1947. The origins of the Hungarian S160s were as follows: *ALCO - 159 pc. *Baldwin - 148 pc. *Lima - 203 pc. In their delivery state 425 locomotives were set up as coal burners while 85 engines as oil burners, changing the fuel was always possible. The locomotives were classified due to their four driven axles and an axle load higher than 14.3 metric tons as MÁV Class 411. The Hungarian series numbering followed neither the manufacturer's name or number, nor the production date, but the arrival date in Hungary. The poorest quality 28 engines got no MÁV numbers, these were preserved as component sources for later repairs. MÁV immediately performed tests to find out load characteristics, loading and breaking tables were created. By January 1948, 405 locomotives were already prepared for service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MÁV Class 411」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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