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German Reichsbahn class 85

85 007 in March 1984 in Freiburg

Since the conversion of the Höllentalbahn to adhesion operation was planned in the 1930s, a powerful tank locomotive with a high adhesive weight was required. This had to be able to haul the same loads as previous rac...

German Reichsbahn class 85Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1932-1933
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement 1E1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16300 mm
Service mass 133600 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
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General

Property German Reichsbahn class 85
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Built 1932-1933
Manufacturers Henschel
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2T (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.30 m
Wheelbase 12.50 m
Empty mass 107.5 t
Service mass 133.6 t
Adhesion mass 99.7 t
Axle load 20.1 t
Water capacity 14,000 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.55 m²
Firebox surface 15 m²
Tube heating surface 180.31 m²
Evaporative heating surface 195.31 m²
Superheater surface 72.5 m²
Total heating surface 267.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,400 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,103 kW (1,500 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 302.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.23
Optimal speed 23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 415.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,347.99
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.34
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 23.63
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 75.44
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.02
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.69
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