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Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1

No. 3037 in October 1949 in Russell, Kentucky

The C&O class T-1 was an important step in Lima's “super power” concept. It was a class of 2-10-4 “Texas” freight locomotives based on the 2-8-4 “Berkshires”, but with an additional driving axle . The idea came when t...

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Variant Standard
Built 1930
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 1E2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 256734 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1
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Built 1930
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 2-10-4 (Texas)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 15.00 m
Total wheelbase 30.32 m
Service mass 256.7 t
Adhesion mass 169.2 t
Total mass 445 t
Rigid wheelbase 7.42 m
Axle load 34 t
Water capacity 88,957 l
Fuel capacity 27.2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 11.306 m²
Firebox surface 59.969 m²
Tube heating surface 555.421 m²
Evaporative heating surface 615.39 m²
Superheater surface 281.496 m²
Total heating surface 896.9 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,753 mm
Boiler pressure 18.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 737 x 864 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 4,176 kW (5,678 PS)
Starting effort 415.2 kN
Starting effort booster 67.947 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.00
Optimal speed 61 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,478.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 497.91
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.52
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.67
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 79.33
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.26
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.19
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