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China Railway class SY

SY 1770 in February 2014 in front of one of the last regular steam hauled passenger trains

These Mikados were based on the JF6 and were developed for industrial tasks. With a construction period up to 1999, they were the last large series-built steam locomotives in the world. There are reports that some loc...

China Railway class SYRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1960-1999
Manufacturers Tangshan
Wheel arrangement 1D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 21600 mm
Service mass 88000 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
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General

Property China Railway class SY
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Built 1960-1999
Manufacturers Tangshan
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 21.60 m
Wheelbase 9.53 m
Service mass 88 t
Adhesion mass 70 t
Total mass 142 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.41 m
Axle load 17.5 t
Water capacity 25,000 l
Fuel capacity 9.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 4.5 m²
Firebox surface 17.4 m²
Tube heating surface 154.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface 172 m²
Superheater surface 42.8 m²
Total heating surface 214.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,370 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 530 x 710 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,103 kW (1,500 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 170.8 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.02
Optimal speed 40 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 344.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 909.11
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.26
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.60
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 47.73
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.89
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.02
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