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Baltimore & Ohio class P-7

No. 5303 “President Madison” without streamlined fairing

In 1927, the B&O put a total of 20 members of the P-7 class into service, which at the time were the most powerful Pacifics ever. The power was achieved with a driver diameter of 80 inches and cylinders measuring 27 b...

Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Variant
P-7a
Built 1937
Manufacturers Mount Clare
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 154222 kg
Top speed 137 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Built 1937
Manufacturers Mount Clare
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Wheelbase 11.30 m
Service mass 154.2 t
Adhesion mass 93.9 t
Total mass 262.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.27 m
Axle load 31.8 t
Water capacity 49,210 l
Fuel capacity 17.7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Grate area 6.531 m²
Firebox surface 39.855 m²
Tube heating surface 320.33 m²
Evaporative heating surface 360.185 m²
Superheater surface 86.586 m²
Total heating surface 446.8 m²

Power plant

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Driver diameter 2,032 mm
Boiler pressure 15.9 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 686 x 711 mm

Power

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 2,834 kW (3,853 PS)
Top speed 137 km/h
Starting effort 221.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Baltimore & Ohio class P-7Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.15
Optimal speed 79 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 18.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 732.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 717.17
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.64
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.37
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 68.41
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.04
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.16
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