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Florida East Coast class 801
The last steam locomotives that the Florida East Coast purchased new were 23 copies of the USRA Heavy Mountain . They were delivered by ALCO-Schenectady in 1926 and were numbered 801 to 823. After the Mountains of the...
| Florida East Coast class 801Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1926 |
| Manufacturers | ALCO |
| Wheel arrangement | 2D1 |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 161479 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1926 |
| Manufacturers | ALCO |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-8-2 (Mountain) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 12.52 m |
| Total wheelbase | 25.21 m |
| Service mass | 161.5 t |
| Adhesion mass | 101.8 t |
| Total mass | 277.6 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 5.49 m |
| Axle load | 27.8 t |
| Water capacity | 45,425 l |
| Fuel capacity | 18,927 l (oil) |
Boiler
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 6.996 m² |
| Firebox surface | 36.697 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 429.12 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 465.816 m² |
| Superheater surface | 137.218 m² |
| Total heating surface | 603.0 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,753 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 711 x 762 mm |
Power
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 2,386 kW (3,244 PS) |
| Starting effort | 257.8 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Florida East Coast class 801 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.88 |
| Optimal speed | 56 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 14.8 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 923.7 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 655.40 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.59 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 8.93 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 86.20 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 11.69 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 3.39 |
