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Bavarian C V

The class C V locomotives were among the first express locomotives in Europe to have a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement. They went back to a design that Maffei had created on its own account and were presented in 1896 at the B...

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Variant
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Built 1896
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18840 mm
Service mass 66200 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power
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General

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Built 1896
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 18.84 m
Wheelbase 8.29 m
Service mass 66.2 t
Adhesion mass 46.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.96 m
Axle load 15.4 t
Water capacity 21,500 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.65 m²
Evaporative heating surface 153 m²
Total heating surface 153.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,640 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 380 x 640 mm and LP: 610 x 640 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 883 kW (1,201 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 96.6 kN
Starting effort simple 115.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.69
Optimal speed 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.43
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.19
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 57.74
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