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Empress Elisabeth Railway A III

No. 46 “Fünfhaus” before being redesignated by the kkStB

In the years 1879 and 1880, the Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Bahn procured a total of eight more 2-4-0 express locomotives from the workshops of the state railway company. The requirements specified were that 100 tonnes should ...

Empress Elisabeth Railway A IIIRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1879-1880
Manufacturers StEG
Wheel arrangement 1B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 8906 mm
Service mass 42000 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
Power
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General

Property Empress Elisabeth Railway A III
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Built 1879-1880
Manufacturers StEG
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0 (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Empress Elisabeth Railway A III
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Length 8.91 m
Wheelbase 4.40 m
Empty mass 37.3 t
Service mass 42 t
Adhesion mass 28.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.35 m
Axle load 14.2 t
Water capacity 10,500 l
Fuel capacity 6.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.42 m²
Firebox surface 9 m²
Tube heating surface 103.7 m²
Evaporative heating surface 112.7 m²
Total heating surface 112.7 m²

Power plant

Property Empress Elisabeth Railway A III
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Driver diameter 1,900 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 435 x 632 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 425 kW (578 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 53.5 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.17
Optimal speed 48 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 157.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,191.20
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.49
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.91
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 46.57
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.52
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