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Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]

Elberfeld 372, type Hanover and later Elberfeld 1822

The Prussian State Railways designated passenger locomotives with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement as P 4[h]1[/h], which were originally delivered in the 1990s with simple steam expansion and saturated steam technology. Thes...

Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]Remove
Variant
Hanover type
Built 1893-1902
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16411 mm
Service mass 47600 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power
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General

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Built 1893-1902
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Length 16.41 m
Total wheelbase 14.75 m
Service mass 47.6 t
Adhesion mass 29.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.15 m
Axle load 15 t
Water capacity 15,000 l
Fuel capacity 5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Grate area 2.32 m²
Firebox surface 8.95 m²
Tube heating surface 118.91 m²
Evaporative heating surface 127.86 m²
Total heating surface 127.9 m²

Power plant

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Driver diameter 1,750 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 430 x 600 mm

Power

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Power source steam
Estimated power 450 kW (612 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 64.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Prussian P 4[h]1[/h]
Hanover type
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.49
Optimal speed 42 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 172.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,009.58
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.61
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.56
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.11
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.29
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