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Brazil National Railways class 142N

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Around 1950, André Chapelon developed two modern locomotive types with the 2-8-4 and 4-8-4 wheel arrangements for several Brazilian railway companies. While the machine shown here was designated 142N, the larger one w...

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Variant Standard
Built 1951-1952
Manufacturers GELSA
Wheel arrangement 1D2
Gauge 1000 mm
Length 21675 mm
Service mass 70000 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
Power
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General

Property Brazil National Railways class 142N
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Built 1951-1952
Manufacturers GELSA
Wheel arrangement 2-8-4 (Berkshire)
Gauge 1,000 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Brazil National Railways class 142N
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Length 21.68 m
Wheelbase 9.18 m
Total wheelbase 18.45 m
Service mass 70 t
Adhesion mass 40.4 t
Total mass 142.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.11 m
Axle load 10.1 t
Water capacity 17,800 l
Fuel capacity 12 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 4 m²
Firebox surface 19.7 m²
Tube heating surface 102.54 m²
Evaporative heating surface 122.24 m²
Superheater surface 45 m²
Total heating surface 167.2 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,270 mm
Boiler pressure 15 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 434 x 560 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,250 kW (1,700 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 105.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.74
Optimal speed 72 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 310.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 533.20
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.73
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.22
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 41.81
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 5.21
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.72
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