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South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46

For the South Side Rapid Transit in Chicago, it was required that the trains with five four-axle passenger cars should achieve an average speed of 15 mph . This was higher than, for example, on the New York Elevated a...

South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1892
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement B2 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 26308 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
Standard
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Built 1892
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4T (Forney)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
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Wheelbase 4.98 m
Service mass 26.3 t
Adhesion mass 18.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.52 m
Axle load 9.1 t
Water capacity 2,839 l

Boiler

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
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Grate area 1.765 m²
Firebox surface 6.503 m²
Tube heating surface 45.058 m²
Evaporative heating surface 51.561 m²
Total heating surface 51.6 m²

Power plant

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
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Driver diameter 1,067 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 229 x 406 mm and LP: 381 x 406 mm

Power

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
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Power source steam
Estimated power 224 kW (305 PS)
Starting effort 30.9 kN
Starting effort simple 37.1 kN

Calculated values

Property South Side Rapid Transit No. 1 to 46
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.76
Optimal speed 45 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 84.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 947.87
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.45
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.51
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 29.21
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 6.93
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