The Turkish State Railways

Turkish State Railways

The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...

 (TCDD) 56301 Class is a class of 2-10-0

2-10-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-10-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, ten powered and coupled driving wheels on five axles, and no trailing wheels...

 steam locomotive

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...

s known as "Skyliners". They were built by Vulcan Iron Works

Vulcan Iron Works

Since Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and smithery, the name was an obvious choice for an iron foundry or mechanical engineering works in the nineteenth century, both in England, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, and in the United States.-England:...

 of Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...

 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. The 88 locomotives in this class were numbered 56301-88. The first arrived in 1947.

They were the first American

United States

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-built locomotives ordered by TCDD, though they had acquired ex-USATC S200 Class

USATC S200 Class

The United States Army Transportation Corps S200 Class is a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1941 and lent-leased to the United Kingdom for use in the Middle East during the Second World War....

 (TCDD 46201 Class

TCDD 46201 Class

The Turkish Republic Railways 46201 Class is a class of ex-USATC Lend-Lease S200 Class 2-8-2 steam locomotives.- Overview :The USATC S200 Class was an American-designed locomotive which they lent-leased to the British for use in the Middle East. The first 29 locomotives, Nos. 46201-29 were...

) and ex-USATC S160 Class

USATC S160 Class

The United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class is a class of 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive designed for use in Europe during World War II for heavy freight work...

 (TCDD 45171 Class

TCDD 45171 Class

TCDD 45171 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives. The class was formed when 50 USATC S160 Class were bought in 1947.TCDD also acquired USATC S200 Class 2-8-2s which formed the 46201 Class....

). This class had the largest boiler

Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...

 and firebox of any Turkish locomotive and were the only one fitted with mechanical stokers.

Two survive; 56375 at the Ankara Railway Museum and 56337 at the Çamlık Railway Museum

Çamlık Railway Museum

The Çamlık Railway Museum is a railway museum in the town of Çamlık, Turkey. It is the largest railway museum in Turkey and has one of the largest collections in the world.-History:...

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