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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...

Prussian G 2Remove
Variant
standard variant
Built 1888-1901
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 14212 mm
Service mass 37200 kg
Top speed 65 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Prussian G 2
standard variant
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Built 1888-1901
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian G 2
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Length 14.21 m
Wheelbase 4.47 m
Empty mass 33.6 t
Service mass 37.2 t
Adhesion mass 22.2 t
Total mass 59.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.95 m
Axle load 15 t
Water capacity 10,500 l
Fuel capacity 4 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Prussian G 2
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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

Property Prussian G 2
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Driver diameter 1,580 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 420 x 600 mm

Power

Property Prussian G 2
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Power source steam
Estimated power 350 kW (476 PS)
Top speed 65 km/h
Starting effort 68.3 kN

Calculated values

Property Prussian G 2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.19
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 137.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,211.49
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.68
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.82
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.20
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.18
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