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Swiss National Railway series A

SNB No. 8

During its five-year existence, the Swiss National Railway procured a total of 18 tank locomotives of three different types, all of which were supplied by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur. A total ...

Swiss National Railway series ARemove
Variant Standard
Built 1875-1877
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 1C wt
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10590 mm
Service mass 43500 kg
Top speed 75 km/h
Power
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General

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Built 1875-1877
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0WT (Mogul)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Length 10.59 m
Empty mass 33.5 t
Service mass 43.5 t
Adhesion mass 34 t
Axle load 11.3 t
Water capacity 5,000 l
Fuel capacity 1.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Grate area 1.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface 93.7 m²
Total heating surface 93.7 m²

Power plant

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 420 x 600 mm

Power

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Power source steam
Indicated power 405 kW (551 PS)
Top speed 75 km/h
Starting effort 56.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Swiss National Railway series A
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.93
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.28
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.53
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 58.56
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