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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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s
Built	1930
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	2C1
Gauge	1435 mm
Length
Service mass	151423 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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Built	1930
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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Wheelbase	11.20 m
Total wheelbase	23.84 m
Service mass	151.4 t
Adhesion mass	93.4 t
Total mass	266.6 t
Rigid wheelbase	4.22 m
Axle load	31.1 t
Water capacity	51,103 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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Grate area	7.832 m²
Firebox surface	37.254 m²
Tube heating surface	296.361 m²
Evaporative heating surface	333.615 m²
Superheater surface	92.903 m²
Total heating surface	426.5 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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Driver diameter	1,880 mm
Boiler pressure	16.5 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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	2,908 kW (3,954 PS)
Starting effort	232.1 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-4s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 3.95
Optimal speed	77 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	19.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	705.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 690.42
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.62
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 11.37
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 54.46
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 7.96
Total/Superheater	1 : 3.59

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