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Clinchfield class L-3

When the Clinchfield needed more 2-8-8-2 Mallets in 1923, they had two earlier classes to take as a basis: either the L-1 built by Baldwin in 1919 after their own design or the USRA standard design built by Baldwin in...

Clinchfield class L-3Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1923
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement (1D)D1 ma
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 245394 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Built 1923
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2-8-8-2 (Mikado Mallet)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Wheelbase 17.68 m
Total wheelbase 28.80 m
Service mass 245.4 t
Adhesion mass 220.7 t
Total mass 340.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.80 m
Axle load 28.1 t
Water capacity 45,425 l
Fuel capacity 14.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Grate area 8.919 m²
Firebox surface 40.413 m²
Tube heating surface 528.154 m²
Evaporative heating surface 568.567 m²
Superheater surface 137.032 m²
Total heating surface 705.6 m²

Power plant

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Driver diameter 1,448 mm
Boiler pressure 16.5 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 635 x 813 mm and LP: 991 x 813 mm

Power

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,908 kW (3,954 PS)
Starting effort 451.3 kN
Starting effort simple 541.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Clinchfield class L-3
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.80
Optimal speed 40 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,044.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,092.41
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.11
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.36
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 79.11
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.07
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.15
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