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The United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S100 Class is a 0-6-0 steam locomotive that was designed for switching (shunting) duties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Several were later used on railroads in Austria, Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Palestine, Iraq, [1] Iran, Israel and China. Contents: 1. Wartime development and use 2. Use after the Second World War 3. Post-war design influence 4. Continuing commercial use 5. Survival and preservation 6. Gallery 7. References 8. External links
USATC S100 class

Former Southern Railway USA class No. 65 preserved at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, running round its train at Bodiam Power type Steam Howard G. Hill Designer Builder Davenport Locomotive Works (109), H. K. Porter, Inc (150), Vulcan Iron Works (123) 1942-1944 Build date 382 Total production 0-6-0T Configuration C nt UIC classification Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter Length Width Height Locomotive weight 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) 12 ft 1 in (3.70 m) 100,650 lb (45.7 tonnes)

Fuel type Fuel capacity Water capacity Boiler pressure Fire grate area Heating surface: Tubes Heating surface: Firebox Heating surface: Total Superheater type Cylinders Cylinder size Valve gear Valve type Tractive effort Factor of adhesion Career

Coal or Oil 2,500 lb (1.1 tonnes) coal, or 300 US gallons (1,100 l; 250 imp gal) oil 1,200 US gallons (4,500 l; 1,000 imp gal) 210 lbf/in (1.45 MPa) First 50: 19.4 sq ft (1.80 m2), Remainder: 18.3 sq ft (1.70 m2) 790 sq ft (73 m2) 86 sq ft (8.0 m2) 876 sq ft (81.4 m2) None Two, outside 16.5 in 24 in (419 mm 610 mm) Outside Walschaerts 8-inch (203 mm) piston valves 21,630 lbf (96.2 kN) 4.65 USATC

1. Wartime development and use

The S100 is a side tank design by Col. Howard G. Hill. In 1942, the USATC ordered 382 S100s from Davenport Locomotive Works of Iowa, H. K. Porter, Inc, of Pittsburgh and Vulcan Iron Works of Pennsylvania. They were shipped to Great Britain in 1943 where they were stored until 1944. After D-Day, they were shipped to Continental Europe.

2. Use after the Second World War

After the Second World War, SNCF bought 77 S100's and designated them class 030TU. Jugoslovenske eleznice (Yugoslav State Railways) bought many S100's and designated them class 62. In the 1950s J assembled more examples bringing the number of class 62 to 129. The Hellenic State Railways in Greece acquired 20 S100's and designated them class (Deltaalpha). sterreichische Bundesbahnen in Austria acquired 10 and designated them class 989. Ferrovie dello Stato in Italy acquired four and designated them class 831. The Southern Railway (GB) bought 15 S100's (14 for operational use and one for spare parts) and designated them USA Class. Other S100's entered British industrial use with the National Coal Board, Longmoor Military Railway, Austin Motor Company and others. China acquired about 20 S100's, designating them class XK2. In 1946, Egyptian State Railways bought eight and numbered them 1151-1158. [2] The UK War Department loaned six to Palestine Railways: in 1946 PR bought two of these, both of which subsequently entered the stock of Israel Railways in 1948. [3]

Iraqi State Railways bought five, designated them Class SA, and gave them fleet numbers 12111215. [4] All five were Davenport-built examples. At least two were still in service in March 1967: 1211 at Basrah [5] and 1214 as the station pilot at Baghdad West. [6]

3. Post-war design influence

Several European railways produced designs based on the S100. J added to their Class 62 by ordering several similar examples from Djuro Djakovic of Slavonski Brod, Croatia. These differed in minor details, principally the use of plate frames instead of bar frames, resulting in a higher boiler pitch. This gives the steam pipes a shoulder instead of being straight, and requires smaller domes with a flatter top to fit J's loading gauge. Poland built several TKh Ferrum locomotives. These have a similar outline but include various differences such as the use of 2 domes instead of 3, driving onto the second axle instead of the third, a different cab, etc. The British Great Western Railway (GWR) had used many S100's in South Wales during the Second World War. The GWR 1500 Class was partially inspired by the S100 in its use of outside cylinders and short wheelbase.

Original drawings for the S100, dated 29 November 1941

4. Continuing commercial use

A small number of former J 62's remain in commercial service, more than 65 years after they were built. At least two work as switchers (shunters) at the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Zenica, Bosnia-Hercegovina. [7]

5. Survival and preservation

More than 100 S100s survive: either preserved, stored or derelict. Most are in Europe or North America but there are also two in China and one in Egypt. Project 62 has an online database of them. [8]

6. Gallery

J Class 62 No. 62-029 switching on 28 March 1970

Southern Railway (GB) USA Class at Eastleigh locomotive depot in February 1967. Photo: Keith Chambers

7. References
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. [] Hughes, 1981, p. 57 Cotterell, 1984, pp. 71, 134 Hughes, 1981, p.94 The Restoration & Archiving Trust: Image no. br670501 The Restoration & Archiving Trust: Image no. br670322

7. Project 62 home page 8. Project 62 S100 online database

Cotterell, Paul (1984). The Railways of Palestine and Israel. Tourret Publishing. ISBN 0905878-04-3. Hughes, Hugh (1981). Middle East Railways. Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 09503469-7-7. Russell, J. H. (1991). Pictorial Record of Southern Locomotives. Haynes (Oxford Publishing). ISBN 0-86093443-8. Tourret, R (1995). Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War. Abingdon, Oxon: Tourret Publishing. pp. 207-222. ISBN 0-905878-06-X.

8. External links

Brief history of S100 class including post-war owners Southern E-Group history of Southern Railway USA Class Project 62 register of surviving S100's S100 at Stoomtrein Goes-Borsele (SGB) in the Netherlands S100 at l'Amicale pour la mise en valeur de la ligne Caen-Flers (ACF)

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