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Uganda Railway class M

In 1912 and 1913, North British delivered a total of 18 0-6-6-0 Mallets to the Uganda Railway. They were of a standard design also built for other metre gauge operators in India, Burma and Spain. They were not superhe...

Uganda Railway class MRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1912-1913
Manufacturers North British
Wheel arrangement CC ma
Gauge 1000 mm
Length
Service mass 61268 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Uganda Railway class M
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Built 1912-1913
Manufacturers North British
Wheel arrangement 0-6-6-0 (Erie)
Gauge 1,000 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Uganda Railway class M
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Wheelbase 7.39 m
Total wheelbase 14.81 m
Service mass 61.3 t
Adhesion mass 61.3 t
Total mass 93.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.52 m
Water capacity 9,093 l
Fuel capacity 4.1 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.066 m²
Firebox surface 10.684 m²
Tube heating surface 129.879 m²
Evaporative heating surface 140.562 m²
Total heating surface 140.6 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 991 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 394 x 508 mm and LP: 616 x 508 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 597 kW (812 PS)
Starting effort 119.1 kN
Starting effort simple 142.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.05
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 194.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,417.94
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.69
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 45.85
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.16
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