SEK (Sidirodromoi Ellinikou Kratous, Hellenic State Railways) Class Θγ (or Class Thg; Theta-gamma) was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S160 type. 27 locomotives were acquired in 1947; Θγ521–537 were coal burners, while Θγ551–560 were oil burners. In 1959, Italian Railways (Ferrovie dello Stato, FS) sold another 25, formerly Class 736, Nos 736.011/23/40/55/73/90/101/2/126/7/131/5/51/8/60/4/6/78/88/90/9/203/7/9/17 to SEK. These were renumbered Θγ571-95 in the same order.
Stock list
+SEK stock list SEK No. Former USATC No. Former FS No. Builder Date Built Works No.Θγ521 2050 - ALCo 1943 70532Θγ522 2112 - ALCo 1943 70594Θγ523 2127 - ALCo 1943 70609Θγ524 2154 - Lima 1943 8160Θγ525 2206 - Lima 1943 8212Θγ526 2428 - ALCo 1943 70777Θγ527 2443 - ALCo 1943 70792Θγ528 2229 - Lima 1943 8235Θγ529 2456 - ALCo 1943 70805Θγ530 2573 - Lima 1943 8275Θγ531 3398 - Baldwin 1944 70355Θγ532 3524 - Baldwin 1944 70481Θγ533 1781 - Baldwin 1942 67615Θγ534 2166 - Lima 1943 8172Θγ535 2226 - Lima 1943 8232Θγ536 2365 - Baldwin 1943 69622Θγ537 2537 - Lima 1943 8354Θγ551 3338 - ALCo 1944 71593Θγ552 3352 - ALCo 1944 71607Θγ553 3364 - ALCo 1944 71619Θγ554 3374 - ALCo 1944 71629Θγ555 3375 - ALCo 1944 71630Θγ556 3327 - ALCo 1944 71582Θγ557 3347 - ALCo 1944 71602Θγ558 3357 - ALCo 1944 71612Θγ559 3360 - ALCo 1944 71615Θγ560 3372 - ALCo 1944 71627Θγ571 1740 736.011 Baldwin 1942 67574Θγ572 1785 736.023 Baldwin 1942 67619Θγ573 2070 736.040 ALCo 1943 70552Θγ574 2746 736.055 Baldwin 1943 70009Θγ575 3278 736.073 ALCo 1944 71533Θγ576 3299 736.090 ALCo 1944 71554Θγ577 3310 736.101 ALCo 1944 71565Θγ578 3311 736.102 ALCo 1944 71566Θγ579 3348 736.126 ALCo 1944 71603Θγ580 3350 736.127 ALCo 1944 71605Θγ581 3383 736.131 Baldwin 1944 70340Θγ582 3387 736.135 Baldwin 1944 70344Θγ583 3413 736.151 Baldwin 1944 70370Θγ584 3420 736.158 Baldwin 1944 70377Θγ585 3422 736.160 Baldwin 1944 70379Θγ586 3426 736.164 Baldwin 1944 70383Θγ587 3428 736.166 Baldwin 1944 70385Θγ588 3622 736.178 Lima 1944 8535Θγ589 3666 736.188 Lima 1944 8579Θγ590 3668 736.190 Lima 1944 8581Θγ591 3690 736.199 Lima 1944 8603Θγ592 3694 736.203 Lima 1944 8607Θγ593 3698 736.207 Lima 1944 8611Θγ594 4418 736.209 ALCo 1945 73410Θγ595 5740 736.217 Lima 1944 8678
A few still survive in scrapyard condition. Four are at Thessaloniki Old Depot (Θγ 525, 532, 535, 584), one is outside Thessaloniki current depot (Θγ 593) whilst one more survives at Tithorea depot (Θγ 576). Θγ 575 is under overhaul at the Churnet Valley Railway in Great Britain.
See also USATC S160 Class
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