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Prussian P 8

The P 8 was a passenger locomotive that was mainly developed as a successor to the P 6 and was later used as the basis for the development of the S 10. It is characterized by the fact that, with almost 4,000 built, it...

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Variant
ca. 1921 variant
Built 1906-1923
Manufacturers AEG;BMAG;Borsig;Hanomag;Henschel;Hohenzollern;Humboldt;MBG Karlsruhe;Linke-Hofmann;Schichau;Union Königsberg;Vulcan;Wolf
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18592 mm
Service mass 76000 kg
Top speed 100 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1906-1923
Manufacturers AEG, BMAG, Borsig, Hanomag, Henschel, Hohenzollern, Humboldt, MBG Karlsruhe, Linke-Hofmann, Schichau, Union Königsberg, Vulcan, Wolf
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 18.59 m
Wheelbase 8.35 m
Total wheelbase 15.67 m
Empty mass 69.5 t
Service mass 76 t
Adhesion mass 51 t
Total mass 127 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.58 m
Axle load 17 t
Water capacity 21,500 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.68 m²
Firebox surface 14.75 m²
Tube heating surface 130.38 m²
Evaporative heating surface 145.13 m²
Superheater surface 58.9 m²
Total heating surface 204.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,750 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 575 x 630 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 868 kW (1,180 PS)
Top speed 100 km/h
Starting effort 121.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.12
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 336.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 971.80
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.49
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.43
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 76.13
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.84
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.46
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