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Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory Eb 3/5

The Eb 3/5 was a high-pressure prototype that was built in 1927 at the SLM's own expenses. It was a 2-6-2T tank locomotive with a Winterthur boiler working at 60 bars (870 psi) . The firebox had walls and a ceiling ma...

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory Eb 3/5Remove
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Built 1927
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 13140 mm
Service mass 75000 kg
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General

Property Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory Eb 3/5
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Built 1927
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 13.14 m
Wheelbase 9.50 m
Empty mass 62.8 t
Service mass 75 t
Adhesion mass 48 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.55 m
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 6,200 l
Fuel capacity 2.7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.33 m²
Firebox surface 11.7 m²
Tube heating surface 97 m²
Evaporative heating surface 108.7 m²
Superheater surface 20 m²
Total heating surface 128.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,520 mm
Boiler pressure 60 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 215 x 350 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 730 kW (993 PS)
Starting effort 81.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.78
Optimal speed 55 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 207.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 183.98
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.56
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.21
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 96.77
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.29
Total/Superheater 1 : 5.44
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