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Alsace-Lorraine S 12

In order to obtain a more powerful express locomotive than those with the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, the Reichseisenbahnen in Alsace-Lorraine had some of the first Pacifics built in Europe in 1908. However, in order to ...

Alsace-Lorraine S 12Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1908
Manufacturers Grafenstaden
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 21500 mm
Service mass 82600 kg
Top speed 100 km/h
Power
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General

Property Alsace-Lorraine S 12
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Built 1908
Manufacturers Grafenstaden
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Alsace-Lorraine S 12
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Length 21.50 m
Wheelbase 10.35 m
Empty mass 75.5 t
Service mass 82.6 t
Adhesion mass 48 t
Total mass 130.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.30 m
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 21,000 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.22 m²
Firebox surface 17.38 m²
Tube heating surface 182.83 m²
Evaporative heating surface 200.21 m²
Superheater surface 38.5 m²
Total heating surface 238.7 m²

Power plant

Property Alsace-Lorraine S 12
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Driver diameter 2,040 mm
Boiler pressure 15 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 380 x 660 mm and LP: 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,000 kW (1,360 PS)
Top speed 100 km/h
Starting effort 85.0 kN
Starting effort simple 102.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Alsace-Lorraine S 12
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.54
Optimal speed 72 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 364.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 923.66
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.72
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 7.44
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.13
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.52
Total/Superheater 1 : 5.20
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