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Prussian T 15

No. 1900 on a Henschel works photo

The T 15 was developed to replace the six-coupled locomotives that had reached their limits on the mountain lines in Thuringia and Silesia. The list of requirements included that a load of 200 tonnes could still be ha...

Prussian T 15Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1897-1905
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement E t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 11910 mm
Service mass 71500 kg
Top speed 40 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Prussian T 15
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Built 1897-1905
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement 0-10-0T (Ten-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian T 15
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Length 11.91 m
Wheelbase 6.86 m
Empty mass 56 t
Service mass 71.5 t
Adhesion mass 71.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.75 m
Axle load 14.3 t
Water capacity 12,000 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Prussian T 15
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Grate area 2.36 m²
Firebox surface 8.38 m²
Tube heating surface 129.14 m²
Evaporative heating surface 137.52 m²
Total heating surface 137.5 m²

Power plant

Property Prussian T 15
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Driver diameter 1,200 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 520 x 630 mm

Power

Property Prussian T 15
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Power source steam
Estimated power 450 kW (612 PS)
Top speed 40 km/h
Starting effort 144.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Prussian T 15
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.84
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 179.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,491.41
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 21.99
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 58.27
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 15.41
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