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Swiss Federal Railways C 5/6

No. 2969 “Alfred Escher” in 2017 in Lavorgo

For use in front of freight and express trains on the Gotthard, the SBB ordered the C 5/6, which was similar to the C 4/5 with a fifth coupled axle . Initially, three locomotives were built with four compound-acting c...

Swiss Federal Railways C 5/6Remove
Variant
2901-2902
Built 1913
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 1E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 19195 mm
Service mass 85300 kg
Top speed 65 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Swiss Federal Railways C 5/6
2901-2902
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Built 1913
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Swiss Federal Railways C 5/6
2901-2902
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Length 19.20 m
Wheelbase 8.80 m
Service mass 85.3 t
Adhesion mass 75.6 t
Total mass 127.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.45 m
Water capacity 18,000 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

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2901-2902
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Grate area 3.7 m²
Firebox surface 13.7 m²
Tube heating surface 207.5 m²
Evaporative heating surface 221.2 m²
Superheater surface 57.5 m²
Total heating surface 278.7 m²

Power plant

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2901-2902
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Driver diameter 1,330 mm
Boiler pressure 13 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 470 x 640 mm

Power

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2901-2902
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,050 kW (1,428 PS)
Top speed 65 km/h
Starting effort 234.9 kN

Calculated values

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2901-2902
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.16
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 404.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,097.47
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.13
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.60
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 75.32
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 15.15
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.85
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