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Prussian S 6

S 6 No. 606 with a wind cutter cab, built in 1906

In 1904, the Locomotive Committee of the Prussian State Railways determined that, in addition to the S 4 and S 5 that had been procured at the time, there was still a need for faster and more powerful express locomoti...

Prussian S 6Remove
Variant
variant 1910
Built 1910-1913
Manufacturers Linke-Hofmann;Henschel;Humboldt
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18350 mm
Service mass 61600 kg
Top speed 110 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Built 1910-1913
Manufacturers Linke-Hofmann, Henschel, Humboldt
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Length 18.35 m
Wheelbase 8.00 m
Empty mass 56 t
Service mass 61.6 t
Adhesion mass 34.5 t
Total mass 112.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.00 m
Axle load 17.3 t
Water capacity 21,500 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Grate area 2.3 m²
Firebox surface 12.05 m²
Tube heating surface 124.93 m²
Evaporative heating surface 136.98 m²
Superheater surface 40.32 m²
Total heating surface 177.3 m²

Power plant

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Driver diameter 2,100 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 550 x 630 mm

Power

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Power source steam
Indicated power 870 kW (1,183 PS)
Top speed 110 km/h
Starting effort 92.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Prussian S 6
variant 1910
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.66
Optimal speed 58 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 277.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,077.32
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.79
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.90
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 77.09
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.37
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.40
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