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Central Pacific “El Gobernador”

The only locomotive in the USA ever built with the wheel arrangement 4-10-0 was “El Gobernator” built in 1884 by the Central Pacific in their Sacramento shops. It was designed by A.J. Stephens since he wanted a locomo...

Central Pacific “El Gobernador”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1884
Manufacturers Sacramento
Wheel arrangement 2E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 69853 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Built 1884
Manufacturers Sacramento
Wheel arrangement 4-10-0 (Mastodon)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Wheelbase 8.81 m
Total wheelbase 16.05 m
Service mass 69.9 t
Adhesion mass 59 t
Total mass 98.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.97 m
Axle load 12.1 t
Water capacity 11,356 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Grate area 2.764 m²
Firebox surface 18.302 m²
Tube heating surface 116.872 m²
Evaporative heating surface 135.174 m²
Total heating surface 135.2 m²

Power plant

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Driver diameter 1,448 mm
Boiler pressure 9.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 533 x 914 mm

Power

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 503 kW (684 PS)
Starting effort 142.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Central Pacific “El Gobernador”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.07
Optimal speed 21 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 226.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,802.77
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.18
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 21.97
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 48.91
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 6.39
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