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German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]

50 4023 in August 1961 in Spich

After initial attempts with the Franco-Crosti boiler on the class 42 were unsuccessful due to corrosion damage, a new attempt was made in 1954 on a class 50 locomotive. Since this enabled a coal saving of 22 percent t...

German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1954, 1958-1959
Manufacturers Henschel;AW Schwerte
Wheel arrangement 1E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 22940 mm
Service mass 90600 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
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General

Property German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]
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Built 1954, 1958-1959
Manufacturers Henschel, AW Schwerte
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]
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Length 22.94 m
Wheelbase 9.20 m
Service mass 90.6 t
Adhesion mass 78.4 t
Total mass 151.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.30 m
Axle load 15.7 t
Water capacity 26,000 l
Fuel capacity 8 t (coal)

Boiler

Property German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]
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Grate area 3.05 m²
Firebox surface 17.3 m²
Tube heating surface 176.17 m²
Evaporative heating surface 193.47 m²
Superheater surface 48.8 m²
Total heating surface 242.3 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,400 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,133 kW (1,540 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 230.8 kN

Calculated values

Property German Federal Railway class 50[h]40[/h]
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.33
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 377.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 988.48
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.16
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 19.90
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 79.43
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.18
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.96
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