Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Canadian National Railway (CN) Class S locomotives were of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or " 1'D1' " in UIC classification. These locomotives were designed for 16° operating curvature. The first examples of this very successful class were built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1913. Major purchases of the class continued through 1924. Sub-classes S-3 and S-4 employed higher pressure boilers with smaller diameter cylinders to achieve similar tractive effort with higher efficiency. The class remained in freight service until the final replacement of steam with diesel-electric locomotives. Twenty-one were renumbered between 4045 and 4097 in 1956.. }
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- Canadian_National_class_S_2-8-2 abstract "Canadian National Railway (CN) Class S locomotives were of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or " 1'D1' " in UIC classification. These locomotives were designed for 16° operating curvature. The first examples of this very successful class were built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1913. Major purchases of the class continued through 1924. Sub-classes S-3 and S-4 employed higher pressure boilers with smaller diameter cylinders to achieve similar tractive effort with higher efficiency. The class remained in freight service until the final replacement of steam with diesel-electric locomotives. Twenty-one were renumbered between 4045 and 4097 in 1956.".