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Empress Elisabeth Railway I and II

KEB I as kkStB 12.20 with driver's cab and Kobel chimney

In 1851, Bavaria and Austria had sealed a state treaty that several railways should be built to connect the two countries. A total of 54 Series I express locomotives were procured for the first line to be opened from ...

Empress Elisabeth Railway I and IIRemove
Variant
I
Built 1858-1863
Manufacturers Wiener Neustadt;StEG;Sigl;KEB
Wheel arrangement 1B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 8427 mm
Service mass 33300 kg
Top speed 65 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Empress Elisabeth Railway I and II
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Built 1858-1863
Manufacturers Wiener Neustadt, StEG, Sigl, KEB
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0 (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 8.43 m
Wheelbase 3.43 m
Empty mass 29.8 t
Service mass 33.3 t
Adhesion mass 22.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.66 m
Water capacity 8,500 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.35 m²
Firebox surface 7.4 m²
Tube heating surface 124.3 m²
Evaporative heating surface 131.7 m²
Total heating surface 131.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,580 mm
Boiler pressure 7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 421 x 632 mm

Power

Property Empress Elisabeth Railway I and II
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Power source steam
Estimated power 250 kW (340 PS)
Top speed 65 km/h
Starting effort 42.2 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.19
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 168.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,043.00
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.49
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 6.69
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 97.56
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 16.80
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