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Philadelphia & Reading class P-3

P-3c No. 326 in 1907 at Philadelphia

In 1900, Baldwin built six Atlantics for the Philadelphia & Reading which were numbered 322 to 327 and designated class P-3a. Built for firing anthracite , they were designed as Camelbacks with a wide Wootten firebox ...

Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Variant
rebuilt P-3d
Built 1914
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 84278 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Built 1914
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Length loco 12.48 m
Wheelbase 8.10 m
Service mass 84.3 t
Adhesion mass 45.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.21 m
Axle load 22.5 t
Water capacity 22,523 l
Fuel capacity 7.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Grate area 7.497 m²
Firebox surface 20.346 m²
Tube heating surface 151.618 m²
Evaporative heating surface 171.964 m²
Total heating surface 172.0 m²

Power plant

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Driver diameter 2,140 mm
Boiler pressure 15.2 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 533 x 610 mm

Power

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,193 kW (1,622 PS)
Starting effort 104.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.23
Optimal speed 69 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 273.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 995.42
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.87
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.69
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 22.94
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.45
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