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Great Northern (US) class P-1

No. 1755 on a works photo

The Great Northern was one of the first railroads in the United States to order Mountain locomotives. The manufacturer Lima saw these as Mikados, which had a two-axle forward bogie for better running characteristics i...

Great Northern (US) class P-1Remove
Variant
rebuilt Q-2
Built 1928
Manufacturers St. Paul
Wheel arrangement 1E1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 165108 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Built 1928
Manufacturers St. Paul
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2 (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Wheelbase 9.55 m
Total wheelbase 25.46 m
Service mass 165.1 t
Adhesion mass 131.5 t
Total mass 308.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.71 m
Axle load 26.3 t
Water capacity 64,352 l
Fuel capacity 21,955 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Grate area 7.246 m²
Firebox surface 33.631 m²
Tube heating surface 414.627 m²
Evaporative heating surface 448.258 m²
Superheater surface 109.997 m²
Total heating surface 558.3 m²

Power plant

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 14.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 737 x 813 mm

Power

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,796 kW (3,802 PS)
Starting effort 339.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Great Northern (US) class P-1
rebuilt Q-2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.80
Optimal speed 50 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 836.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 828.23
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.26
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.69
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 77.04
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.33
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.08
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