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Italian State Railway class 691

The gruppo 691 was created by rebuilding all 33 locomotives of the gruppo 690. Although the 690 had four large cylinders, the boiler could not keep up with their steam demand at speed. So they received the boiler of t...

Italian State Railway class 691Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1928-1934
Manufacturers FS;Breda
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 22635 mm
Service mass 90500 kg
Top speed 130 km/h
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General

Property Italian State Railway class 691
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Built 1928-1934
Manufacturers FS, Breda
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Italian State Railway class 691
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Length 22.64 m
Length loco 13.79 m
Wheelbase 10.95 m
Total wheelbase 19.84 m
Empty mass 81 t
Service mass 90.5 t
Adhesion mass 54 t
Total mass 150 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.30 m
Axle load 18 t
Water capacity 29,000 l
Fuel capacity 4.7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Italian State Railway class 691
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Grate area 4.3 m²
Firebox surface 17 m²
Tube heating surface 220 m²
Evaporative heating surface 237 m²
Superheater surface 67 m²
Total heating surface 304.0 m²

Power plant

Property Italian State Railway class 691
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Driver diameter 2,030 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 450 x 680 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,290 kW (1,754 PS)
Top speed 130 km/h
Starting effort 184.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Italian State Railway class 691
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 2.87
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 456.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 948.68
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.68
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.68
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 70.70
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.94
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.54
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