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Pennsylvania classes E6 and E6s

E6s No. 5215 in August 1941 at Pemberton, New Jersey

Based on the E3 class Atlantic, Alfred W. Gibbs developed the E6, which had a significantly larger boiler with similar overall dimensions. The heating surface of this boiler was about 36 percent larger than the E3, ma...

Pennsylvania classes E6 and E6sRemove
Variant
E6s
Built 1914
Manufacturers Altoona
Wheel arrangement 2B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 110495 kg
Top speed 185 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1914
Manufacturers Altoona
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 9.03 m
Total wheelbase 19.20 m
Service mass 110.5 t
Adhesion mass 61.7 t
Total mass 187.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.29 m
Axle load 30.8 t
Water capacity 28,012 l
Fuel capacity 12.2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 5.122 m²
Firebox surface 20.253 m²
Tube heating surface 248.795 m²
Evaporative heating surface 269.047 m²
Superheater surface 56.95 m²
Total heating surface 326.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 2,032 mm
Boiler pressure 14.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 559 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,864 kW (2,534 PS)
Top speed 185 km/h
Starting effort 121.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.96
Optimal speed 93 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 484.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 668.96
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.79
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 7.81
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.65
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.28
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.72
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