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Philadelphia & Reading class D-8

D8sd No. 406, rebuilt from a D8c

The class D-8 consisted of 20 4-4-0 Camelback locomotives built in the Reading's own shops between 1898 and 1911. They were ordered after George W. Cushing had been unable to persuade the railroad that conventional na...

Philadelphia & Reading class D-8Remove
Variant
rebuilt D-8sd
Built 1920, 1922
Manufacturers Reading
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 77031 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
rebuilt D-8sd
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Built 1920, 1922
Manufacturers Reading
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
rebuilt D-8sd
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Length loco 11.58 m
Wheelbase 7.09 m
Service mass 77 t
Adhesion mass 54.7 t
Total mass 146 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.44 m
Water capacity 26,498 l
Fuel capacity 10.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
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Grate area 7.061 m²
Firebox surface 19.603 m²
Tube heating surface 109.44 m²
Evaporative heating surface 129.042 m²
Superheater surface 29.264 m²
Total heating surface 158.3 m²

Power plant

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
rebuilt D-8sd
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Driver diameter 1,740 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 533 x 610 mm

Power

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,081 kW (1,470 PS)
Starting effort 116.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Philadelphia & Reading class D-8
rebuilt D-8sd
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.60
Optimal speed 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 285.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 953.97
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.41
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 15.41
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 22.42
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 5.58
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.41
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