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Pennsylvania class H6

H6sa No. 2552 in November 1931 in Logansport, Indiana

The various variants of the H6 formed the most numerous class of steam locomotives in the PRR. After the USATC S160, which had been developed for wartime use in Europe, they were also the most-built Consolidations. Th...

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Variant
H6b
Built 1905-1913
Manufacturers ALCO;Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 20090 mm
Service mass 91036 kg
Top speed 97 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Pennsylvania class H6Remove
Built 1905-1913
Manufacturers ALCO, Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 20.09 m
Wheelbase 7.54 m
Total wheelbase 17.69 m
Service mass 91 t
Adhesion mass 81.1 t
Total mass 154 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.04 m
Axle load 20.9 t
Water capacity 27,255 l
Fuel capacity 12.7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 4.552 m²
Firebox surface 15.515 m²
Tube heating surface 248.702 m²
Evaporative heating surface 264.217 m²
Total heating surface 264.2 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,422 mm
Boiler pressure 14.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 559 x 711 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,156 kW (1,572 PS)
Top speed 97 km/h
Starting effort 187.6 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.24
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 341.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,020.62
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.12
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.83
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 58.04
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 16.03
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