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Great Western Railway Caesar class
Today, more than 100 GWR broad gauge freight locomotives, which originally belonged to different classes, are called the Caesar class. They all had the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and were designed by Daniel Gooch and bui...
| Great Western Railway Caesar classRemove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Caesar |
| Built | 1851-1852 |
| Manufacturers | Swindon |
| Wheel arrangement | C st |
| Gauge | 2140 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 32971 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Built | 1851-1852 |
| Manufacturers | Swindon |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0ST (Six-coupled) |
| Gauge | 2,140 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Service mass | 33 t |
| Adhesion mass | 33 t |
| Axle load | 11.9 t |
Boiler
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.61 m² |
| Firebox surface | 10.008 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 116.619 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 126.627 m² |
| Total heating surface | 126.6 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,448 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 8.3 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 432 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 261 kW (355 PS) |
| Starting effort | 55.2 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Great Western Railway Caesar classCaesar |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.86 |
| Optimal speed | 29 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.9 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 176.7 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,010.59 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.00 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 9.11 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 78.65 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 11.65 |
