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Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4

In March 1890, Rhode Island delivered two Consolidations to the Ohio and Mississippi Railway. They were numbered 3 and 4 and had drivers of only 51 inches. When this company became part of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwe...

Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1890
Manufacturers Rhode Island
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 55248 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4
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Built 1890
Manufacturers Rhode Island
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4
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Wheelbase 6.88 m
Total wheelbase 14.83 m
Service mass 55.2 t
Adhesion mass 49.3 t
Total mass 89.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.57 m
Axle load 12.3 t
Water capacity 13,249 l
Fuel capacity 6.8 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.346 m²
Firebox surface 15.236 m²
Tube heating surface 163.51 m²
Evaporative heating surface 178.746 m²
Total heating surface 178.7 m²

Power plant

Property Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4
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Driver diameter 1,295 mm
Boiler pressure 11 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 508 x 610 mm

Power

Property Ohio & Mississippi No. 3 and 4
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Power source steam
Estimated power 503 kW
Starting effort 113.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.25
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 254.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 969.34
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.12
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.31
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 76.19
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.73
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