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Rete Sicula class H

In order to modernize the locomotive park on the Sicilian network and to ensure the operation of passenger trains on new routes, Guglielmo Cappa developed the class H. Since the same maximum speed should be achieved i...

Rete Sicula class HRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1905
Manufacturers Ansaldo
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 12752 mm
Service mass 63400 kg
Top speed 76 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Rete Sicula class H
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Built 1905
Manufacturers Ansaldo
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Rete Sicula class H
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Length 12.75 m
Wheelbase 8.40 m
Service mass 63.4 t
Adhesion mass 42 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.80 m
Axle load 14 t
Water capacity 8,000 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Rete Sicula class H
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Grate area 2.38 m²
Firebox surface 11.15 m²
Tube heating surface 140.85 m²
Evaporative heating surface 152 m²
Total heating surface 152.0 m²

Power plant

Property Rete Sicula class H
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Driver diameter 1,510 mm
Boiler pressure 13 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders two, HP: 460 x 600 mm and LP: 700 x 600 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 507 kW (689 PS)
Top speed 76 km/h
Starting effort 64.9 kN
Starting effort simple 77.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.35
Optimal speed 48 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 207.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,035.70
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.51
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.92
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.87
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.63
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