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Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1B

No. 507 in February 1938 at Albion, Pennsylvania

The B&LE used two types of 2-10-2 “Santa Fe” locomotives. The 20 locomotives designed by Baldwin for this railroad were the D1A shown here, while five of the Heavy USRA design were delivered in 1919 as D2A. The D1A ha...

Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Variant
as built
Built 1916
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 1E1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 183365 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Built 1916
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2 (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Wheelbase 12.37 m
Total wheelbase 23.68 m
Service mass 183.4 t
Adhesion mass 150.9 t
Total mass 265.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.50 m
Water capacity 37,854 l
Fuel capacity 14.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Grate area 8.175 m²
Firebox surface 40.041 m²
Tube heating surface 442.219 m²
Evaporative heating surface 482.26 m²
Superheater surface 114.921 m²
Total heating surface 597.2 m²

Power plant

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Driver diameter 1,524 mm
Boiler pressure 14.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 762 x 813 mm

Power

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Power source steam
Estimated power 2,535 kW (3,447 PS)
Starting effort 381.1 kN

Calculated values

Property Bessemer & Lake Erie classes D1A and D1BRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.88
Optimal speed 40 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 912.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 812.59
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.22
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.33
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 73.05
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.04
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.20
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