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Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d

Class 17a No. 309

When the Südbahn made the decision to procure new express locomotives in 1881, the focus was basically on the class 16a “Rittinger” built in 1873. Since the train weights had increased from 70 to 80 tonnes before to a...

General

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Built 1890-1901
Manufacturers Floridsdorf, Wiener Neustadt, MÁVAG
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Length loco 9.18 m
Wheelbase 6.23 m
Rigid wheelbase 2.40 m
Empty weight 42.4 t
Service weight 47.5 t
Adhesive weight 28 t
Axle load 14 t
Water capacity 14,000 l
Fuel capacity 5.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Grate area 2.33 m²
Firebox surface 8.57 m²
Tube heating surface 122.96 m²
Evaporative heating surface 131.53 m²
Total heating surface 131.5 m²

Power plant

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Driver diameter 1,730 mm
Boiler pressure 12.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 425 x 600 mm

Power

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Power source steam
Indicated power 449 kW (610 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 66.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Austrian Southern Railway classes 17a to 17d
17c
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.13
Optimal speed 42 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 174.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 976.23
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.70
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.57
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 56.45
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.35
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