P36
1950 · Soviet Express Locomotive · Work 27 of 1,871
A Soviet P36 express locomotive with its full-length running board skirt and star on the smokebox door, standing in deep snow at a remote station.
- What it was used for
- Heavy express work on the Soviet railways, including the Trans-Siberian route.
- What was new
- The last Soviet express class. Built until 1956 — in the same decade the changeover to diesel and electric traction was already under way.