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Pennsylvania class L

D16sb No. 6217 in January 1916 at Olean, New York

The last 4-4-0 locomotives the PRR procured was the class L, which was soon renamed D16. It was derived from the class P or D14, but had a higher mounted boiler with a larger Belpaire firebox . The D16 with 68-inch wh...

Pennsylvania class LRemove
Variant
D16c, D16d
Built 1895-1910
Manufacturers Altoona
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 19029 mm
Service mass 62913 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Built 1895-1910
Manufacturers Altoona
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Length 19.03 m
Wheelbase 6.95 m
Total wheelbase 15.33 m
Service mass 62.9 t
Adhesion mass 43 t
Total mass 99.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.36 m
Axle load 21.8 t
Water capacity 11,356 l
Fuel capacity 6.8 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Grate area 3.066 m²
Firebox surface 15.441 m²
Tube heating surface 161.075 m²
Evaporative heating surface 176.516 m²
Total heating surface 176.5 m²

Power plant

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Driver diameter 2,032 mm
Boiler pressure 12.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 470 x 660 mm

Power

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Power source steam
Estimated power 671 kW (912 PS)
Starting effort 77.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Pennsylvania class L
D16c, D16d
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.43
Optimal speed 53 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 253.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 902.78
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.46
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.21
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 57.57
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.43
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