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Boston & Maine class T-1

T-1a No. 4008 in April 1939 in Billerica, Massachusetts

In 1928, the Boston & Maine procured their first 20 Berkshire-type locomotives from Lima. This meant a leading axle , four driving axles and a two-axle bogie under the firebox . Thanks to the bogie , the grate area co...

General

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Built 1929
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 2-8-4 (Berkshire)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Wheelbase 12.71 m
Rigid wheelbase 5.03 m
Service weight 184.6 t
Adhesive weight 118.8 t
Axle load 29.9 t
Total weight 333.6 t
Water capacity 66,245 l
Fuel capacity 20.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Grate area 9.29 m²
Firebox surface 37.626 m²
Tube heating surface 439.246 m²
Evaporative heating surface 476.872 m²
Superheater surface 198.441 m²
Total heating surface 675.3 m²

Power plant

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 16.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 711 x 762 mm

Power

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Power source steam
Estimated power 3,505 kW (4,765 PS)
Starting effort 338.8 kN
Starting effort booster 53.379 kN

Calculated values

Property Boston & Maine class T-1
T-1b
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.44
Optimal speed 63 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 19.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,061.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 570.14
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.55
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.48
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 72.69
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.67
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.40
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