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German Reichsbahn class 06

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Two prototypes of the class 06 were built in 1939 as the only German steam locomotive with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement for particularly heavy express trains on mountainous lines. They got the boiler of the class 45 and ...

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Built 1939
Manufacturers Krupp
Wheel arrangement 2D2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 26520 mm
Service mass 141800 kg
Top speed 140 km/h
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General

Property German Reichsbahn class 06
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Built 1939
Manufacturers Krupp
Wheel arrangement 4-8-4 (Northern)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 26.52 m
Wheelbase 14.53 m
Total wheelbase 22.45 m
Empty mass 129.8 t
Service mass 141.8 t
Adhesion mass 80 t
Total mass 225.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.75 m
Axle load 20 t
Water capacity 38,000 l
Fuel capacity 10 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 5.04 m²
Firebox surface 18.8 m²
Tube heating surface 270.22 m²
Evaporative heating surface 289.02 m²
Superheater surface 132.5 m²
Total heating surface 421.5 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 2,000 mm
Boiler pressure 20 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 520 x 720 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 2,060 kW (2,801 PS)
Top speed 140 km/h
Starting effort 248.2 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.16
Optimal speed 51 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 648.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 707.88
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.77
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.30
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 83.63
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.37
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.18
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