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Prussian G 2

G 2 formerly Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company

The Prussian State Railways designated various freight locomotives with 0-4-2 wheel arrangement as G 2, which had been procured by their predecessor railways. Some of them, also designated as G 2, were actually assign...

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Variant
Berlin-Hamburg
Built 1888-1901
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 36000 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1888-1901
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 4.71 m
Empty mass 32.6 t
Service mass 36 t
Adhesion mass 30.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.00 m
Axle load 15.1 t
Water capacity 10,000 l
Fuel capacity 5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.87 m²
Firebox surface 6.8 m²
Tube heating surface 96.43 m²
Evaporative heating surface 103.23 m²
Total heating surface 103.2 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,516 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 432 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 350 kW (476 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 63.8 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.63
Optimal speed 34 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 137.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,303.07
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.20
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.91
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.20
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.18
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