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Austrian Southern Railway class 580

The class 580 was a 2-10-0 locomotive for hauling express trains on steep lines without the use of helpers. Ernst Prossy designed it mainly for the Brenner, but in the end it was also used on the Semmering, on the Tau...

Austrian Southern Railway class 580Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1912-1926
Manufacturers StEG;Škoda
Wheel arrangement 1E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 82220 kg
Top speed 70 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Built 1912-1926
Manufacturers StEG, Škoda
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Wheelbase 8.52 m
Empty mass 73.6 t
Service mass 82.2 t
Adhesion mass 70.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.59 m
Axle load 14.1 t

Boiler

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Grate area 4.47 m²
Firebox surface 16 m²
Tube heating surface 192.3 m²
Evaporative heating surface 208.3 m²
Superheater surface 58.3 m²
Total heating surface 266.6 m²

Power plant

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Driver diameter 1,450 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 610 x 720 mm

Power

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,150 kW (1,564 PS)
Top speed 70 km/h
Starting effort 219.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 580
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.13
Optimal speed 32 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 404.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,039.36
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.17
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.22
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 59.64
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.02
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.57
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