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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
P-3b
Built 1902
Manufacturers Reading
Wheel arrangement 2B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 87407 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Built 1902
Manufacturers Reading
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Wheelbase 8.10 m
Service mass 87.4 t
Adhesion mass 48.9 t
Total mass 156.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.21 m
Axle load 25 t
Water capacity 26,498 l
Fuel capacity 10.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Grate area 7.367 m²
Firebox surface 16.908 m²
Tube heating surface 256.598 m²
Evaporative heating surface 273.507 m²
Total heating surface 273.5 m²

Power plant

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Driver diameter 2,140 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 381 x 610 mm and LP: 635 x 610 mm

Power

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,230 kW (1,672 PS)
Starting effort 71.3 kN
Starting effort simple 85.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Philadelphia & Reading class P-3Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.73
Optimal speed 106 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 358.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 927.41
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.79
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 5.44
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 37.13
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 15.18
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