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Cape Government Railways class 4 4-4-2

The photo shows the overwhelming resemblance to the JNR 6600

Almost identical to the Japanese Atlantics with the JNR numbers 6600 to 6623 were the six locomotives that the Cape Government Railways received from Baldwin in 1897. The order came about because the CGR could not ord...

Cape Government Railways class 4 4-4-2Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1897
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2B1
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 16294 mm
Service mass 45520 kg
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General

Property Cape Government Railways class 4 4-4-2
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Built 1897
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Cape Government Railways class 4 4-4-2
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Length 16.29 m
Wheelbase 6.86 m
Total wheelbase 14.01 m
Service mass 45.5 t
Adhesion mass 24.1 t
Total mass 76.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.83 m
Axle load 12.3 t
Water capacity 10,910 l
Fuel capacity 5.8 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.787 m²
Firebox surface 9.105 m²
Tube heating surface 135.824 m²
Evaporative heating surface 144.929 m²
Total heating surface 144.9 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,422 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 406 x 559 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 597 kW (812 PS)
Starting effort 68.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.46
Optimal speed 53 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 190.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 761.19
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.89
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.86
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 52.00
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.92
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