| Soviet locomotive class P36 |
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P36-0251 - the last steam locomotive built at Kolomna Works |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-8-4 |
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| Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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| Leading dia. | 900 mm (35.43 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 1,850 mm (72.83 in) |
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| Trailing dia. | 1,050 mm (41.34 in) |
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| Length | 16.661 m (54 ft 8 in) (w/o tender) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 6.75 m2 (72.7 sq ft) |
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| Boiler pressure | 15 kgf/cm2 (1.47 MPa; 213 psi) |
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Superheater:
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| • Type | Dvuhoborotny |
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| • Heating area | 131.7 m2 (1,418 sq ft) (No. 1), 149.2 m2 (1,606 sq ft) |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 575 mm × 800 mm (22.64 in × 31.50 in)
bore x stroke |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 125 km/h (78 mph) |
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The Soviet locomotive class P36 (Russian: П36) was a Soviet mainline passenger steam locomotive type. Between 1950 and 1956, 251 locomotives were built. The locomotives were nicknamed "Generals" because of the red stripe down the side. The P36 had the same power as a class IS locomotive but the axle loading of 18 tons allowed its use on the vast majority of Russian railway lines, replacing class Su 2-6-2s and significantly increasing the weight of passenger trains. The P36 was the last type of mainline steam locomotive built in the Russian SFSR and the last one built, P36-0251, was the last steam locomotive produced by Kolomna Works, Russian SFSR.
Though sometimes described as the "Victory" type locomotive, that nick-name actually belongs to the class L 2-10-0 built between 1945 and 1947.
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