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New Zealand Railways class C (1930)
When the trains became heavier and heavier, the NZR developed a powerful shunting locomotive as a tender locomotive . In order to keep the axle load low and to enable sufficiently large driving wheels for occasional u...
| New Zealand Railways class C (1930)Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1930-1931 |
| Manufacturers | Hillside;Hutt |
| Wheel arrangement | 1C1 |
| Gauge | 1067 mm |
| Length | 16610 mm |
| Service mass | 39880 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1930-1931 |
| Manufacturers | Hillside, Hutt |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-6-2 (Prairie) |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.61 m |
| Wheelbase | 7.24 m |
| Total wheelbase | 13.97 m |
| Service mass | 39.9 t |
| Adhesion mass | 26.4 t |
| Total mass | 67.6 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.05 m |
| Water capacity | 9,085 l |
| Fuel capacity | 3.8 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 2.23 m² |
| Firebox surface | 13.006 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 60.039 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 73.045 m² |
| Superheater surface | 12.821 m² |
| Total heating surface | 85.9 m² |
Power plant
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,143 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 356 x 559 mm |
Power
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 671 kW (912 PS) |
| Starting effort | 72.5 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | New Zealand Railways class C (1930) Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.57 |
| Optimal speed | 56 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 16.8 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 163.7 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 677.96 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.51 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 17.63 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 38.50 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 4.62 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 5.70 |
