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Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”
For the coal traffic between Aberdare and Swindon, the GWR had 81 2-6-0 locomotives built from 1900 onwards, also called the “Aberdare class”. It was built under Dean and the first to be built, number 33, still had a ...
| Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | superheated |
| Built | 1900-1906 |
| Manufacturers | Swindon |
| Wheel arrangement | 1C |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 57661 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Built | 1900-1906 |
| Manufacturers | Swindon |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-6-0 (Mogul) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 6.86 m |
| Total wheelbase | 13.92 m |
| Service mass | 57.7 t |
| Adhesion mass | 50.4 t |
| Total mass | 106.1 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.57 m |
| Axle load | 17.8 t |
| Water capacity | 18,185 l |
Boiler
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.91 m² |
| Firebox surface | 11.957 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 125.354 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 137.311 m² |
| Superheater surface | 23.226 m² |
| Total heating surface | 160.5 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,410 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 457 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 783 kW (1,065 PS) |
| Starting effort | 114.8 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Great Western Railway class 2600 “Aberdare”superheated |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.31 |
| Optimal speed | 42 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 13.6 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 243.5 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 890.34 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.14 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 14.93 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 84.05 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.48 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 5.91 |
