The Russian steam locomotive class Izhitsa (Ѵ) was a steam locomotive produced in Russia and the Soviet Union between 1908 and 1918, and between 1927 and 1931. The Russian letter Ѵ can be transliterated as ü. On Russian and Soviet railways, these were the most powerful steam locomotives of type . They were designed by E. E. Noltein and had a 16-ton axle load.
Similar class The Russian locomotive class Y (Ы) was similar but had a 15-ton axle load. In the period 1909–1916, 350 class Y (Ы) locomotives were built.
See also
The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation Finland Station, St.Petersburg History of rail transport in Russia
References
External links The Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky Rail Terminal Report on a visit to the Varshavsky Rail Terminal