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Great Northern (US) class O-8

Nr. 3388 in October 1952 at Minot, North Dakota

The O-8 was a class of 25 Mikados, most of which had been rebuilt from other locomotives. In their final form they were the heaviest and most powerful locomotives of this wheel arrangement ever with a total weight of ...

Great Northern (US) class O-8Remove
Variant
1932 variant
Built 1932
Manufacturers Great Northern
Wheel arrangement 1D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 166469 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Built 1932
Manufacturers Great Northern
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Wheelbase 8.61 m
Total wheelbase 25.46 m
Service mass 166.5 t
Adhesion mass 127 t
Total mass 314.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.56 m
Axle load 31.8 t
Water capacity 65,298 l
Fuel capacity 21,955 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Grate area 9.151 m²
Firebox surface 41.342 m²
Tube heating surface 402.828 m²
Evaporative heating surface 444.17 m²
Superheater surface 196.026 m²
Total heating surface 640.2 m²

Power plant

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Driver diameter 1,753 mm
Boiler pressure 17.2 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 737 x 813 mm

Power

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Power source steam
Estimated power 3,430 kW (4,664 PS)
Starting effort 368.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Great Northern (US) class O-8
1932 variant
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.38
Optimal speed 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 20.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,042.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 664.22
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.31
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.03
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 69.96
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.74
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.27
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