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Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId

The 57 series IId locomotives of the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn were the first Atlantic locomotives in Europe. The trailing axle was fixed in the frame, but was only just behind the second driving axle . In the kkStB ...

General

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Built	1908
Manufacturers	Wiener Neustadt
Wheel arrangement	4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Length	17.00 m
Wheelbase	8.35 m
Rigid wheelbase	2.30 m
Total wheelbase	13.90 m
Water capacity	15,000 l
Fuel capacity	6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Grate area	2.9 m²
Firebox surface	12.2 m²
Tube heating surface	116.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface	128.6 m²
Superheater surface	39.4 m²
Total heating surface	168.0 m²

Power plant

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Driver diameter	1,960 mm
Boiler pressure	13 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 470 x 600 mm

Power

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	825 kW (1,122 PS)
Top speed	100 km/h
Starting effort	74.7 kN

Calculated values

Property	Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway IId 270-281 225-236 237-251 252-269 270-281 Remove
Optimal speed	68 km/h
Heating Surface Equivalent	268.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 775.68
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 9.29
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 57.93
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 9.54
Total/Superheater	1 : 3.26

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