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Lehigh Valley class J-55½

The Lehigh Valley had the ability to source large quantities of smaller fragments of anthracite coal as residues from the processing at less than a dollar a ton. In order to be able to use these as fuel for steam loco...

Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Variant
1907 variant
Built 1907-1910
Manufacturers ALCO;Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17405 mm
Service mass 92079 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Built 1907-1910
Manufacturers ALCO, Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Length 17.41 m
Wheelbase 7.72 m
Total wheelbase 19.99 m
Service mass 92.1 t
Adhesion mass 69.9 t
Total mass 162.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.06 m
Axle load 24.4 t
Water capacity 30,283 l
Fuel capacity 10.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Grate area 7.897 m²
Firebox surface 18.488 m²
Tube heating surface 274.993 m²
Evaporative heating surface 293.481 m²
Total heating surface 293.5 m²

Power plant

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Driver diameter 1,753 mm
Boiler pressure 14.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 533 x 711 mm

Power

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,137 kW (1,546 PS)
Starting effort 138.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Lehigh Valley class J-55½Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.94
Optimal speed 50 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 385.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 823.61
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.32
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.87
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 37.16
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.87
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