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Great Southern & Western class 900
In 1915, the Great Southern & Western had number 900 built in Inchicore as a banker locomotive for the incline between Kingsbridge and Clondalkin. It had a 4-8-0T wheel arrangement, making it the only Irish broad gaug...
| Great Southern & Western class 900Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1915, 1924 |
| Manufacturers | Inchicore |
| Wheel arrangement | 2D t |
| Gauge | 1600 mm |
| Length | 11551 mm |
| Service mass | 81792 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
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General
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1915, 1924 |
| Manufacturers | Inchicore |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-8-0T (Twelve-wheeler) |
| Gauge | 1,600 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 11.55 m |
| Wheelbase | 8.87 m |
| Service mass | 81.8 t |
| Adhesion mass | 67.1 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.65 m |
| Axle load | 16.5 t |
| Water capacity | 6,818 l |
| Fuel capacity | 3.6 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 2.304 m² |
| Firebox surface | 12.867 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 132.526 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 145.393 m² |
| Total heating surface | 145.4 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,384 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 12.1 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 489 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 597 kW (812 PS) |
| Starting effort | 117.0 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Great Southern & Western class 900 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.62 |
| Optimal speed | 31 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.3 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 209.7 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,182.50 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.22 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.80 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 63.10 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.30 |
