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Prussian P 1

No. 368 of the Mainz Directorate, a locomotive from the later series

From 1905, the Prussian administration combined around 100 passenger locomotives with a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement as P 1, some of which had been procured from the predecessor railways. Others were created after the foun...

Prussian P 1Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1873-1891
Manufacturers Vulcan;Borsig;Henschel
Wheel arrangement 1B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 14776 mm
Service mass 38000 kg
Top speed 70 km/h
Power
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General

Property Prussian P 1
Standard
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Built 1873-1891
Manufacturers Vulcan, Borsig, Henschel
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0 (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian P 1
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Length 14.78 m
Wheelbase 4.40 m
Empty mass 33.5 t
Service mass 38 t
Adhesion mass 25.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.60 m
Axle load 12.1 t
Water capacity 10,500 l
Fuel capacity 4 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Prussian P 1
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Grate area 1.74 m²
Firebox surface 7 m²
Tube heating surface 83.5 m²
Evaporative heating surface 90.5 m²
Total heating surface 90.5 m²

Power plant

Property Prussian P 1
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Driver diameter 1,570 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 420 x 600 mm

Power

Property Prussian P 1
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Power source steam
Estimated power 350 kW (476 PS)
Top speed 70 km/h
Starting effort 57.3 kN

Calculated values

Property Prussian P 1
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.42
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 125.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,324.73
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.47
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.22
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 52.01
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.93
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