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Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]

When the Pfalzbahn wanted to try out new ways of temporarily increasing the tractive effort of express locomotives, they ordered a locomotive from Krauss that was called “Dr. von Clemm”. Here a Helmholtz patent was us...

Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1900
Manufacturers Krauss
Wheel arrangement 2(a)B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 68000 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]
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Built 1900
Manufacturers Krauss
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]
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Service mass 68 t
Adhesion mass 28.2 t
Axle load 14.8 t

Boiler

Property Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]
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Grate area 2.91 m²
Evaporative heating surface 191 m²
Total heating surface 191.0 m²

Power plant

Property Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]
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Driver diameter 1,870 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders two, HP: 440 x 660 mm and LP: 680 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 800 kW (1,088 PS)
Starting effort 57.3 kN
Starting effort simple 68.8 kN
Starting effort booster 32.178 kN

Calculated values

Property Palatinate Railways P 3[h]II[/h]
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.83
Optimal speed 85 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.8 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.41
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 6.27
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 65.64
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