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Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132

L-132 No. 3612

In order to achieve greater pulling power, the D&RGW further developed their Mallets from the L-95 and L-107 classes to the L-131 class with single steam expansion. With the wheel arrangement 2-8-8-2 and an axle load ...

Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132Remove
Variant
L-132
Built 1930
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement (1D)D1 ma
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 301639 kg
Top speed
Power
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General

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
L-132
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Built 1930
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2-8-8-2 (Mikado Mallet)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
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Wheelbase 19.15 m
Total wheelbase 32.92 m
Service mass 301.6 t
Adhesion mass 259.5 t
Total mass 457.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.11 m
Axle load 33.5 t
Water capacity 68,137 l
Fuel capacity 27.2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
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Grate area 12.681 m²
Firebox surface 63.453 m²
Tube heating surface 681.073 m²
Evaporative heating surface 744.526 m²
Superheater surface 325.533 m²
Total heating surface 1,070.1 m²

Power plant

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 16.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 660 x 813 mm

Power

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
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Power source steam
Estimated power 4,474 kW (6,083 PS)
Starting effort 623.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Denver & Rio Grande Western classes L-131 and L-132
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.08
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,712.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 650.17
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.16
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.16
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 84.38
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.73
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.29
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