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Spanish State Railways 242F

2001 at test runs in Tarragona

In Spain the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement was called “Confederacion”. The only series-produced tender locomotive of this wheel arrangement in Western Europe was the RENFE 242 T, numbered 2001 to 2010. These ten locomotives...

Spanish State Railways 242FRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1955
Manufacturers MTM
Wheel arrangement 2D2
Gauge 1668 mm
Length
Service mass 142500 kg
Top speed 120 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Spanish State Railways 242F
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Built 1955
Manufacturers MTM
Wheel arrangement 4-8-4 (Northern)
Gauge 1,668 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Spanish State Railways 242F
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Length loco 17.48 m
Wheelbase 13.20 m
Total wheelbase 22.93 m
Service mass 142.5 t
Adhesion mass 78.6 t
Total mass 212.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.55 m
Axle load 22 t
Water capacity 27,000 l
Fuel capacity 13,500 l (oil)

Boiler

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Grate area 5.3 m²
Firebox surface 26.15 m²
Tube heating surface 290.45 m²
Evaporative heating surface 316.6 m²
Superheater surface 104.5 m²
Total heating surface 421.1 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,900 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 640 x 710 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,700 kW (3,671 PS)
Top speed 120 km/h
Starting effort 208.2 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.70
Optimal speed 79 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 18.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 656.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 695.99
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.81
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.32
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 79.45
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.11
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.03
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