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Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2

LC-1 with a freight train

The Norfolk & Western Railway had Westinghouse electrify 27 miles of the line over the Elkhorn Grade in the years 1913 to 1915. This had become necessary because the line had an average gradient of two percent, which ...

Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2Remove
Variant
LC-2
Built 1924-1925
Manufacturers m:Baldwin;e:Westinghouse
Wheel arrangement 1D1+1D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 32210 mm
Service mass 375575 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power 3542 kW
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General

Property Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2
LC-2
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Built 1924-1925
Manufacturers mechanical part: Baldwin, electrical part: Westinghouse
Wheel arrangement (1-D-1)+(1-D-1)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2
LC-2
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Length 32.21 m
Service mass 375.6 t
Adhesion mass 272.2 t
Axle load 34 t

Power

Property Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2
LC-2
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Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 3,542 kW (4,816 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 869.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Norfolk & Western classes LC-1 and LC-2
LC-2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.07
Power-to-weight ratio 9.4 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.38
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