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Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive

Preserved No. 2 “Zürich” around 1920

The Royal Saxon State Railways grouped all uncoupled locomotives under the designation VIa, i.e. the types that only had one driven axle. As a rule, these were express locomotives with an 2-2-2 wheel arrangement, whic...

Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotiveRemove
Variant
B IVa
Built 1848-1865
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 1A1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 28000 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Built 1848-1865
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 2-2-2 (Jenny Lind)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Wheelbase 4.08 m
Service mass 28 t
Adhesion mass 11.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.08 m
Axle load 11.8 t

Boiler

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Grate area 0.91 m²
Evaporative heating surface 87.1 m²
Total heating surface 87.1 m²

Power plant

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Driver diameter 1,830 mm
Boiler pressure 7.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 381 x 508 mm

Power

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Power source steam
Estimated power 100 kW (136 PS)
Starting effort 25.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Leipzig-Dresden Railway 2-2-2 express locomotive
B IVa
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.51
Optimal speed 24 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 3.6 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.37
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 6.16
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 95.71
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