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Missouri Pacific class P-73

International-Great Northern 1152 in August 1947 at San Benito, Texas

In the Missouri Pacific class scheme, the designation P-73 stood for 4-6-2 express locomotives with a driver diameter of 73 inches or 1,854 mm. The class consisted of several batches built by two ALCO works between 19...

Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Variant
6401-6439 rebuilt
Built 1916
Manufacturers Missouri Pacific
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 23578 mm
Service mass 127151 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Built 1916
Manufacturers Missouri Pacific
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Length 23.58 m
Wheelbase 10.16 m
Total wheelbase 19.90 m
Service mass 127.2 t
Adhesion mass 78.7 t
Total mass 198.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.96 m
Water capacity 30,283 l
Fuel capacity 12.7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Grate area 4.599 m²
Firebox surface 25.177 m²
Tube heating surface 301.006 m²
Evaporative heating surface 326.183 m²
Superheater surface 67.076 m²
Total heating surface 393.3 m²

Power plant

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Driver diameter 1,854 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 635 x 660 mm

Power

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,491 kW (2,027 PS)
Starting effort 151.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Missouri Pacific class P-73Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.10
Optimal speed 60 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 586.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 713.53
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.62
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.05
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 85.51
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.96
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.86
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