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Commonwealth Railways class CA

CA79 in Port Augusta station

These two locomotives were built by Baldwin for the New Haven in 1905 and 1907 as part of the G-4 class and were used by them until 1943. At that time, there were already significantly more powerful steam locomotives ...

General

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Built 1905, 1907
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Wheelbase 7.65 m
Rigid wheelbase 4.12 m
Total wheelbase 16.79 m
Service weight 79.3 t
Adhesive weight 61.6 t
Axle load 20.5 t
Total weight 129.7 t
Water capacity 22,731 l
Fuel capacity 9.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Grate area 2.694 m²
Firebox surface 18.302 m²
Tube heating surface 160.908 m²
Evaporative heating surface 179.21 m²
Superheater surface 37.161 m²
Total heating surface 216.4 m²

Power plant

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Driver diameter 1,854 mm
Boiler pressure 13.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 559 x 660 mm

Power

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,342 kW (1,825 PS)
Starting effort 123.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Commonwealth Railways class CARemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.88
Optimal speed 66 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 345.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 938.79
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.29
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.95
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 80.32
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.79
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.82
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