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Danish State Railways R (I)

After the passenger trains on the main lines on Jutland and Funen had reached a weight of 800 tonnes, the pulling power of the Litra P (II) Atlantic locomotives reached their limits. In view of the good experiences wi...

Danish State Railways R (I)Remove
Variant
Borsig
Built 1912-1913
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 19160 mm
Service mass 69000 kg
Top speed 100 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1912-1913
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 19.16 m
Wheelbase 9.05 m
Total wheelbase 16.35 m
Empty mass 62 t
Service mass 69 t
Adhesion mass 48 t
Total mass 118 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.60 m
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 21,000 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.62 m²
Firebox surface 17.5 m²
Tube heating surface 155.3 m²
Evaporative heating surface 172.8 m²
Superheater surface 44.2 m²
Total heating surface 217.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,866 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 570 x 670 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 900 kW (1,224 PS)
Top speed 100 km/h
Starting effort 119.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.96
Optimal speed 47 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 348.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 980.60
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.44
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.45
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 82.82
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.87
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.91
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