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Burma Railways classes K and Ks

Starting in 1904, Burma Railways received two classes of 4-6-0 locomotives with BESA standard boilers. While class J was built for mixed traffic, class K shown here was intended only for goods traffic. Up to 1914, a t...

General

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Built 1905-1914
Manufacturers Nasmyth, Wilson & Co., North British, Robert Stephenson & Co.
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,000 mm (Meter gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Length 16.06 m
Wheelbase 6.43 m
Rigid wheelbase 3.66 m
Total wheelbase 13.15 m
Empty weight 31.4 t
Service weight 36.1 t
Adhesive weight 27.4 t
Axle load 9.1 t
Total weight 62.3 t
Water capacity 8,411 l
Fuel capacity 7.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Grate area 1.424 m²
Firebox surface 10.034 m²
Tube heating surface 88.072 m²
Evaporative heating surface 98.106 m²
Total heating surface 98.1 m²

Power plant

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Driver diameter 1,219 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 381 x 559 mm

Power

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Power source steam
Estimated power 410 kW (557 PS)
Starting effort 70.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Burma Railways classes K and Ks
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.83
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 148.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 859.32
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.31
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.94
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 68.89
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.78
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