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Belgian Railway type 38

To address the lack of locomotives after World War I, the Belgian State Railways ordered 150 Consolidations from the USA in 1919. The diameter of the drivers was large enough to make them also suitable for passenger s...

Belgian Railway type 38Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1920
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 85276 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Belgian Railway type 38
Standard
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Built 1920
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Belgian Railway type 38
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Wheelbase 8.35 m
Total wheelbase 16.34 m
Service mass 85.3 t
Adhesion mass 75.8 t
Total mass 138.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.94 m
Axle load 19 t
Water capacity 24,000 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Belgian Railway type 38
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Grate area 3.7 m²
Firebox surface 15.7 m²
Tube heating surface 171.7 m²
Evaporative heating surface 187.4 m²
Superheater surface 45 m²
Total heating surface 232.4 m²

Power plant

Property Belgian Railway type 38
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Driver diameter 1,520 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 610 x 711 mm

Power

Property Belgian Railway type 38
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,100 kW
Starting effort 207.1 kN

Calculated values

Property Belgian Railway type 38
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.59
Optimal speed 32 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 355.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,167.67
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.13
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 18.61
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 62.81
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.94
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.16
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