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US Railroad Administration 0-6-0
The lightest of the USRA standard locomotives was a light switcher by US standards with three coupled axles and no carrying axles . With an axle load of 55.000 pounds , it still reached a weight that was to be found a...
| US Railroad Administration 0-6-0Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1918-1919 |
| Manufacturers | ALCO |
| Wheel arrangement | C |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 19152 mm |
| Service mass | 74843 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1918-1919 |
| Manufacturers | ALCO |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0 (Six-coupled) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 19.15 m |
| Wheelbase | 3.35 m |
| Total wheelbase | 14.90 m |
| Service mass | 74.8 t |
| Adhesion mass | 74.8 t |
| Total mass | 140.2 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.35 m |
| Axle load | 24.9 t |
| Water capacity | 30,283 l |
| Fuel capacity | 14.5 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 3.066 m² |
| Firebox surface | 12.821 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 162.395 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 175.215 m² |
| Superheater surface | 47.845 m² |
| Total heating surface | 223.1 m² |
Power plant
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,295 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.1 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 533 x 711 mm |
Power
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 895 kW (1,217 PS) |
| Starting effort | 173.9 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | US Railroad Administration 0-6-0 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.22 |
| Optimal speed | 32 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 12.0 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 335.0 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 948.76 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.00 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.29 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 72.75 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 12.67 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 3.66 |
