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Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2

Gilpin Tramway No. 1

A few years after the construction of the first engines, the design of the Shay locomotives changed from the vertical boiler to a classic, horizontal boiler barrel with clearly visible steam and sand domes . One of th...

Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1887
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement BB t sh
Gauge 610 mm
Length
Service mass 13018 kg
Top speed 23 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2
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Built 1887
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4-0T (Shay)
Gauge 610 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2
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Empty mass 10.6 t
Service mass 13 t
Adhesion mass 13 t
Water capacity 1,726 l
Fuel capacity 0.7 t (coal)

Power plant

Property Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2
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Driver diameter 610 mm
Boiler pressure 10.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 178 x 178 mm

Power

Property Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2
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Power source steam
Top speed 23 km/h
Starting effort 14.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Gilpin Tramway Co. No. 1 and Shay A-9-2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 8.71
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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