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Wabash class J-2

No. 690 in October 1936 double-headed in front of another locomotive

In 1912, the Wabash had procured the last new passenger locomotives with the 16 class J-1 Pacifics. In 1916, a class G-1 locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement was taken instead and converted into a 4-6-2. The G-2 ...

Wabash class J-2Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1916-1926
Manufacturers Wabash Railroad
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 109316 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Wabash class J-2
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Built 1916-1926
Manufacturers Wabash Railroad
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 10.47 m
Total wheelbase 19.71 m
Service mass 109.3 t
Adhesion mass 68.7 t
Total mass 178.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.06 m
Axle load 24 t
Water capacity 22,712 l
Fuel capacity 9.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Wabash class J-2
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Grate area 5.04 m²
Firebox surface 20.253 m²
Tube heating surface 273.786 m²
Evaporative heating surface 294.038 m²
Superheater surface 68.748 m²
Total heating surface 362.8 m²

Power plant

Property Wabash class J-2
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Driver diameter 1,778 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 572 x 711 mm

Power

Property Wabash class J-2
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,473 kW (2,003 PS)
Starting effort 153.1 kN

Calculated values

Property Wabash class J-2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.40
Optimal speed 60 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 532.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 684.83
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.59
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.82
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 71.98
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.52
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.28
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