Russian locomotive class Izhitsa

{{Short description|Russian 0-8-0 steam locomotive class, built 1908–1931}}

{{Infobox locomotive

|powertype = Steam

|name = Ѵ (Izhitsa) class steam locomotive

|image = Izhitsa Parovoz.jpg

|caption =

|designer =

|builder =

|builddate = 1908—1918, 1927—1931

|totalproduction =

|whytetype = {{whyte|0-8-0}}

|uicclass = D h2

|gauge = {{Track gauge|1524mm|lk=on}}

|driverdiameter = {{convert|1.220|-|1.300|m|in|2|abbr=on}}

|length = {{convert|10.085|-|10.133|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|axleload = {{convert|16|t|lb|-2}}

|locoweight = {{convert|64.3|-|65.0|t|lb|-2}}

|tenderweight =

|locotenderweight =

|fueltype = Coal

|fuelcap =

|watercap =

|boilerpressure = {{convert|12|-|13|kg/cm2|MPa psi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}

|firearea = {{convert|3.03|-|3.33|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

|tubesandflues = {{convert|163.4|-|206|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

|superheaterarea = {{convert|40.3|-|47.4|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

|cylindercount = Two, outside

|cylindersize = {{convert|575|x|650|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}

|tractiveeffort =

|maxspeed = {{convert|55|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}

|operator = {{unbulleted list|Russian Imperial Railways|→ Soviet Railways}}

|operatorclass = Ѵ

|retiredate =

|disposition =

}}

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 {{whyte|0-8-0}}. They were designed by E. E. Noltein and had a 16-ton axle load.{{cite book| last1=Le Fleming| first1=H.M.| last2=Price| first2=J.H.| title=Russian Steam Locomotives| page=31| publisher=John Marshbank Ltd| location=London| year=1960}}