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Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62

C62 2, rebuilt from D52 455, in the museum at Kyoto

In World War II, Japan did not only have growing freight volumes, but also had to move lots of freight traffic from the sea onto the land as protection against attacks. So they designed the D52 that was a Mikado with ...

Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62Remove
Variant
rebuilt C62
Built 1948-1949
Manufacturers Kisha Seizō;Nippon Sharyō;Kawasaki;Hitachi;Mitsubishi
Wheel arrangement 2C2
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 21475 mm
Service mass 88830 kg
Top speed 110 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Built 1948-1949
Manufacturers Kisha Seizō, Nippon Sharyō, Kawasaki, Hitachi, Mitsubishi
Wheel arrangement 4-6-4 (Hudson)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Length 21.48 m
Service mass 88.8 t
Adhesion mass 48.2 t
Total mass 145.2 t
Axle load 16.1 t
Water capacity 22,000 l
Fuel capacity 10 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Grate area 3.85 m²
Firebox surface 20.1 m²
Tube heating surface 147.7 m²
Evaporative heating surface 167.8 m²
Superheater surface 77.4 m²
Total heating surface 245.2 m²

Power plant

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Driver diameter 1,750 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 520 x 660 mm

Power

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,591 kW (2,163 PS)
Top speed 110 km/h
Starting effort 138.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Japanese Government Railways classes D52 and C62
rebuilt C62
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.41
Optimal speed 71 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 423.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 662.56
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.84
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.81
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.69
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.35
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.17
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