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Bavarian AA I

The AA I was a prototype used to test ways of saving coal and water by using a lift axle. It was based on the B XI, which was built from 1892 both as a conventional saturated simple locomotive and with a compound engi...

Bavarian AA IRemove
Variant
as built
Built 1896
Manufacturers Krauss
Wheel arrangement 2(a)A1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16570 mm
Service mass 51700 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Bavarian AA IRemove
Built 1896
Manufacturers Krauss
Wheel arrangement 4-2-2-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.57 m
Wheelbase 7.40 m
Service mass 51.7 t
Adhesion mass 28 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.55 m
Axle load 14.9 t
Water capacity 14,500 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.26 m²
Firebox surface 9.5 m²
Tube heating surface 116.78 m²
Evaporative heating surface 126.28 m²
Total heating surface 126.3 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,870 mm
Boiler pressure 13 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders two, HP: 385 x 610 mm and LP: 610 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 500 kW (680 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 38.2 kN
Starting effort simple 45.9 kN
Starting effort booster 35.965 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 7.19
Optimal speed 80 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 173.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 921.56
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.85
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 6.32
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.88
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.29
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