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Prussian S 5

S 5[h]2[/h] still with the old marking as S 3 Hanover 297

The S 5 were express locomotives with a compound engine that were part of the development line of the Prussian 4-4-0 machines from the S 2 to the S 6 and were actually an enlarged development of the S 3. Saturated ste...

	Prussian S 5 Remove
Variant	S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h]
Built	1905-1911
Manufacturers	Vulcan;Schichau
Wheel arrangement	2B
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	17761 mm
Service mass	53600 kg
Top speed	100 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Built	1905-1911
Manufacturers	Vulcan, Schichau
Wheel arrangement	4-4-0 (American)
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Length	17.76 m
Wheelbase	7.60 m
Service mass	53.6 t
Adhesion mass	32.7 t
Axle load	17.1 t
Water capacity	21,500 l
Fuel capacity	7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Grate area	2.32 m²
Firebox surface	11.15 m²
Tube heating surface	136.43 m²
Evaporative heating surface	147.58 m²
Total heating surface	147.6 m²

Power plant

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Driver diameter	1,980 mm
Boiler pressure	12 bar
Expansion type	compound
Cylinders	two, HP: 475 x 600 mm and LP: 700 x 600 mm

Power

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Power source	steam
Indicated power	571 kW (776 PS)
Top speed	100 km/h
Starting effort	47.8 kN
Starting effort simple	57.3 kN

Calculated values

Property	Prussian S 5 S 5[h]2[/h] S 5[h]1[/h] de Glehn S 5[h]1[/h] von Borries S 5[h]2[/h] Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 6.72
Optimal speed	72 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	10.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	203.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,090.72
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.64
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 6.76
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 63.61
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 12.24

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