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Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52

No. 833 in December 1937 at Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Pacifics of the Central Railroad of New Jersey were loosely based on the Reading class G1, so they had a Wootten firebox . The first classes consisted of six G-1s built in 1918 and five G-2s from 1923. Like the la...

	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 Remove
Variant	G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s
Built	1927
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	2C1
Gauge	1435 mm
Length
Service mass	148084 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Built	1927
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Wheelbase	11.18 m
Total wheelbase	22.00 m
Service mass	148.1 t
Adhesion mass	89.7 t
Total mass	246.5 t
Rigid wheelbase	4.22 m
Axle load	29.9 t
Water capacity	37,854 l
Fuel capacity	13.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Grate area	7.832 m²
Firebox surface	37.626 m²
Tube heating surface	319.958 m²
Evaporative heating surface	357.584 m²
Superheater surface	73.486 m²
Total heating surface	431.1 m²

Power plant

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Driver diameter	2,007 mm
Boiler pressure	15.9 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 660 x 711 mm

Power

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	2,685 kW (3,651 PS)
Starting effort	208.4 kN

Calculated values

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-3s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.22
Optimal speed	79 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	18.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	692.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 703.38
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.65
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 10.10
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 55.04
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 8.50
Total/Superheater	1 : 4.87

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