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Western Australian Government Railways class C

C424 in 1943 in Kalgoorlie

In 1902, WAGR ordered twelve Ten-Wheelers from Baldwin for the Murchison line with a low permissible axle load . They were a scaled down version of the Ec class Pacifics that had also been delivered by Baldwin a year ...

Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Variant
as built
Built 1902
Manufacturers Baldwin;Midland Railway Workshops
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1067 mm
Length
Service mass 37648 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Built 1902
Manufacturers Baldwin, Midland Railway Workshops
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Wheelbase 6.54 m
Service mass 37.6 t
Adhesion mass 28.4 t
Total mass 64.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.05 m
Axle load 9.5 t
Water capacity 11,364 l
Fuel capacity 5.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Grate area 1.654 m²
Firebox surface 7.599 m²
Tube heating surface 115.033 m²
Evaporative heating surface 122.632 m²
Total heating surface 122.6 m²

Power plant

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Driver diameter 1,245 mm
Boiler pressure 12.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 419 x 559 mm

Power

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Power source steam
Estimated power 391 kW (532 PS)
Starting effort 80.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Western Australian Government Railways class CRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.44
Optimal speed 29 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 160.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 959.83
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.33
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.77
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.14
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 15.14
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