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Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10

H10s No. 8811, built for the Vandalia Railroad, in July 1935 in Peoria, Illinois

From 1907 onwards, the PRR started with procuring 540 Consolidations of classes H8 to H8c, most of which were still operated with saturated steam . In addition, 146 of them had already been built as H8sb or H8sc with ...

Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Variant
H8a
Built 1907-1913
Manufacturers Altoona;ALCO;Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 109291 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Built 1907-1913
Manufacturers Altoona, ALCO, Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Wheelbase 7.87 m
Total wheelbase 18.09 m
Service mass 109.3 t
Adhesion mass 98.2 t
Total mass 181.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.19 m
Axle load 28.3 t
Water capacity 26,498 l
Fuel capacity 11.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Grate area 5.118 m²
Firebox surface 17.837 m²
Tube heating surface 339.282 m²
Evaporative heating surface 357.12 m²
Total heating surface 357.1 m²

Power plant

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Driver diameter 1,575 mm
Boiler pressure 14.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 610 x 711 mm

Power

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,417 kW (1,927 PS)
Starting effort 201.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.78
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 446.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 930.19
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.11
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.79
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 69.78
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 19.02
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