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German Reichsbahn class 24

24 009 in 1985 in the Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum

The class 24 was one of the few German tender locomotives which were developed directly for use on branch lines. In order to make the best possible use of the advantages of the standard program, it was developed toget...

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Variant
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Built 1928-1940
Manufacturers Borsig;Hanomag;Henschel;Krupp;Linke-Hofmann;Schichau
Wheel arrangement 1C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16955 mm
Service mass 58300 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power
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General

Property German Reichsbahn class 24
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Built 1928-1940
Manufacturers Borsig, Hanomag, Henschel, Krupp, Linke-Hofmann, Schichau
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0 (Mogul)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.96 m
Wheelbase 6.30 m
Empty mass 53.4 t
Service mass 58.3 t
Adhesion mass 45 t
Total mass 100.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.60 m
Axle load 15.1 t
Water capacity 16,000 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.04 m²
Firebox surface 8.7 m²
Tube heating surface 95.78 m²
Evaporative heating surface 104.48 m²
Superheater surface 37.34 m²
Total heating surface 141.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,500 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 500 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 677 kW (920 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 130.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.37
Optimal speed 32 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 222.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,164.02
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.30
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 19.28
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 69.52
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.01
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.80
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