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 To get on with the thread however, the Russian Class E 0-10-0 (including later subclasses) with about 10 000 units is generally agreed as the most numerous single class of steam locomotive, followed by the German wartime class 52 2-10-0 with around 7000 units built.Soviet diesels, too are likely to be the most common single classes:Class TE3  had 6803 (twin units) = 13606 locomotivesClass 2TE10L had 3533 (twin units) = 7066 locomotivesI think you are absolutely correct with the numbers.  I looked up diesel production in North America, using a source that was printed in 1994.  The closest competitor produced in the USA or Canada on the diesel side was the EMD GP-9, with 3436 units built between January, 1954, and December, 1959.  Second place in the diesel division for North America also goes to EMD, with 3131 units of the SD40-2 produced from January, 1972 to February, 1986.I wonder if the Russians have a railroad museum, and if so, if one of their TE3's is there.I have heard rumors that the German "Kreigslok", which I believe is the model  2-10-0 you mentioned, has a functional unit somewhere in Germany, probably in a museum as well.Maybe TRAINS should send someone over to Russia to see what their railroading is like.  (I volunteer, Jim- I'll even get my passport updated.)ErikPS.  Manifold apologies for the use of the word "popular" in the title.  I was looking for the largest sales of locomotive types made to worldwide railroads.  This kind of decision isn't made by locomotive engineers, who have a different set of criteria for what is popular with them.
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