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Bavarian D VI

No. 7508 “Berg” in October 1985 in the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum

The D VI was a four-coupled tank locomotive for light railways, which had been developed together with the D VII. It was intended for railway lines with a maximum axle load of up to 12 tonnes on the level, while its s...

Bavarian D VIRemove
Variant
side tanks
Built 1880-1894
Manufacturers Maffei;Krauss
Wheel arrangement B t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 6860 mm
Service mass 19600 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power
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General

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Built 1880-1894
Manufacturers Maffei, Krauss
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0T (Four-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 6.86 m
Service mass 19.6 t
Adhesion mass 19.6 t
Axle load 9.8 t
Water capacity 2,300 l
Fuel capacity 0.8 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 0.75 m²
Firebox surface 3.03 m²
Tube heating surface 22.68 m²
Evaporative heating surface 25.71 m²
Total heating surface 25.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,006 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 266 x 508 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 90 kW (122 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 36.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.28
Optimal speed 14 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 4.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 40.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,381.81
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 29.61
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 34.28
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.49
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