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Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22

No. 20 in September 1938 at Jamestown, California

In 1916, Baldwin delivered the first superheated Consolidation to the Sierra Railway that got the number 20. Its works number had been 43344. Compared to the earlier No. 18 delivered in 1906, it had the same main dime...

Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22Remove
Variant
20
Built 1916
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 52617 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Built 1916
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Wheelbase 5.99 m
Service mass 52.6 t
Adhesion mass 46.7 t
Total mass 88.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.71 m
Axle load 11.7 t
Water capacity 15,142 l
Fuel capacity 3,785 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Grate area 2.062 m²
Firebox surface 12.542 m²
Tube heating surface 91.231 m²
Evaporative heating surface 103.773 m²
Superheater surface 23.226 m²
Total heating surface 127.0 m²

Power plant

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Driver diameter 1,067 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 559 mm

Power

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Power source steam
Estimated power 708 kW (963 PS)
Starting effort 115.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Sierra Railway No. 20 and 22
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.97
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 212.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 861.67
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.13
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 18.99
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 61.59
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.27
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.47
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