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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
H9s
Built 1913-1914
Manufacturers Baldwin;Altoona
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 113398 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Built 1913-1914
Manufacturers Baldwin, Altoona
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 19.05 m
Service mass 113.4 t
Adhesion mass 99.8 t
Total mass 176.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.19 m
Axle load 28.3 t
Water capacity 34,069 l
Fuel capacity 15.4 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Grate area 5.118 m²
Firebox surface 19.603 m²
Tube heating surface 265.61 m²
Evaporative heating surface 285.213 m²
Superheater surface 56.95 m²
Total heating surface 342.2 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, 635 x 711 mm

Power

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,641 kW (2,231 PS)
Starting effort 218.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Pennsylvania classes H8, H9 and H10Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.47
Optimal speed 47 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 497.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 906.13
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.14
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.35
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 66.85
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.55
Total/Superheater 1 : 5.01
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