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Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052

Original appearance without casing

Shortly after the opening of the Bernina line, they decided to operate it year-round, what required two snow blowers. They were built by SLM, were numbered R 1051 and R 1052 and differed from other snow blowers in tha...

Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1910, 1912
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement CC me
Gauge 1000 mm
Length 13865 mm
Service mass 45000 kg
Top speed 35 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Built 1910, 1912
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 0-6-6-0 (Meyer)
Gauge 1,000 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Length 13.87 m
Total wheelbase 10.66 m
Empty mass 41.7 t
Service mass 45 t
Adhesion mass 45 t
Total mass 63.5 t
Axle load 7.5 t
Water capacity 7,000 l
Fuel capacity 4 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Grate area 1.6 m²
Tube heating surface 110 m²
Superheater surface 17.5 m²

Power plant

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Driver diameter 750 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 310 x 450 mm

Power

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Power source steam
Indicated power 589 kW (801 PS)
Top speed 35 km/h
Starting effort 137.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Bernina Railway R 1051 and 1052
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.22
Optimal speed 26 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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