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French Western Railway No. 500
After the compound locomotives of the Webb type were apparently successful in Great Britain, the Ouest also ordered one locomotive for trials. Like the British locomotives, it had two small outside high-pressure cylin...
General
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Built | 1884 |
| Manufacturers | Sharp, Stewart & Co. |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-2-2-0 (Webb Compound) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Rigid wheelbase | 2.52 m |
| Service weight | 37 t |
| Adhesive weight | 26.1 t |
| Axle load | 13.4 t |
Boiler
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Grate area | 1.56 m² |
| Firebox surface | 9.3 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 89.5 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 98.8 m² |
| Total heating surface | 98.8 m² |
Power plant
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,980 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 10.5 bar |
| Expansion type | compound |
| Cylinders | three, HP: 330 x 610 mm and LP: 660 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 350 kW (476 PS) |
| Starting effort | 35.9 kN |
| Starting effort simple | 43.1 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | French Western Railway No. 500Remove |
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| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 7.13 |
| Optimal speed | 60 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 9.5 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 145.3 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,615.83 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.42 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 7.60 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 63.33 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.62 |
