page_title: 2-10-0
section_title: Soviet Union
hierarchical_section_title: 2-10-0 / Soviet Union
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Паровоз-памятник Еа-629 (Ел-629 — на паровозе указано неверное обозначение серии) в Уссурийске (Приморский край) English: Steam locomotive monument Ea-629 (El-629) in Ussuriysk (Primorsky Krai)
context_page_description: 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. This arrangement was often named Decapod, especially in the United States, although this name was sometimes applied to locomotives of 0-10-0 "Ten-Coupled" arrangement, particularly in the United Kingdom. Notable German locomotives of this type include the war locomotives of Class 52.
  These locomotives were popular in Europe, particularly in Germany and Russia; British use of the type was confined to the period during and after World War II. In the United States, the 2-10-0 was not widely popular but was a favorite of a small number of railroads which operated mostly in mountainous terrain. Among these was the Erie Railroad, a major Chicago to New York trunk line railroad.
  The 2-10-0's main advantage was that five out of six of its axles were powered, meaning almost all the weight was available for traction rather than being distributed over pilot and trailing wheels.
context_section_description: 2-10-0 were fairly common freight locomotives in the former Soviet Union. They came from several sources: US imports (class Ye (Russian: серия Е), built by ALCO and Baldwin, respectively), German war trophy DRB 52 class locomotives (what became the Soviet TE-series) and locally built. The locally built 2-10-0 locomotives were represented by some TE (built from captured German parts), SO (Sergo Ordjonikidze) and L (Lebedyanski)–series locomotives. The L-series locomotives were one of the more advanced steam locomotives built in the former Soviet Union. They used an automatic stoker to feed coal and had a relatively low axle load (18 tonnes or 40,000 lb) to be compatible with the war-torn railroads of the former Soviet Union. Several examples of these locomotives are still preserved in working order.
  There is a 2-10-0 Lebedyanski series locomotive L 4657, marooned in a siding at Port Baikal.
  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Parovoz/@51.870826,104.8110227,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMylkezRdekqvsoDCHWb-Cfa8DFOhp5MUdE_R0x!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMylkezRdekqvsoDCHWb-Cfa8DFOhp5MUdE_R0x%3Dw129-h86-k-no!7i5184!8i3456!4m5!3m4!1s0x5da887b18c461b37:0x62f529f7c4708ce3!8m2!3d51.8706569!4d104.8111823?hl=en
caption: Steam Locomotive YeL 629 in Ussuriysk
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