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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100

In 1891, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie received eight ten-wheelers from the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works. They had cylinders of 18 by 24 inches and drivers of 51 inches. They were only used by the P&LE for eight years and...

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100Remove
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Built 1891
Manufacturers Pittsburgh
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 46811 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100
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Built 1891
Manufacturers Pittsburgh
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100
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Wheelbase 6.25 m
Total wheelbase 14.11 m
Service mass 46.8 t
Adhesion mass 34.5 t
Total mass 79.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.10 m
Axle load 11.8 t
Water capacity 11,356 l
Fuel capacity 6.4 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.137 m²
Firebox surface 13.75 m²
Tube heating surface 106.281 m²
Evaporative heating surface 120.031 m²
Total heating surface 120.0 m²

Power plant

Property Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100
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Driver diameter 1,295 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 485 kW (659 PS)
Starting effort 80.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Pittsburgh & Lake Erie class F-100
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.19
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 188.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,060.28
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.36
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.04
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 56.17
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.73
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