Vietnam Railways 231 Class

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231 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-2
Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Driver dia.1,200 mm (47.24 in)
Cylinders 2
Career
Operators Vietnam Railways

The 231-Class Locomotive is a Pacific type metre gauge steam locomotive in use on Vietnam Railways and Cambodia Railways. [1]

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References

  1. 231 Classes _Railways in Vietnam