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Santa Fe class 3000

The first vehicle built, No. 3000

In order to explore the extreme limits of the Mallet principle, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe developed the class 3000 in 1911 with the wheel arrangement 2-10-10-2 and a weight of 309 short tons . The goal was to be...

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Built 1911-1912
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement (1E)E1 ma
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 37190 mm
Service mass 279413 kg
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General

Property Santa Fe class 3000
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Built 1911-1912
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-10-10-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Santa Fe class 3000
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Length 37.19 m
Wheelbase 20.24 m
Total wheelbase 33.17 m
Service mass 279.4 t
Adhesion mass 249.5 t
Total mass 400.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.93 m
Water capacity 45,425 l
Fuel capacity 15,142 l (oil)

Boiler

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Grate area 7.618 m²
Firebox surface 26.431 m²
Tube heating surface 337.889 m²
Evaporative heating surface 364.32 m²
Superheater surface 221.202 m²
Total heating surface 585.5 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,448 mm
Boiler pressure 15.5 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 711 x 813 mm and LP: 965 x 813 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,491 kW (2,027 PS)
Starting effort 485.4 kN
Starting effort simple 582.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.04
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 5.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 938.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,321.25
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.12
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.31
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 76.86
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.78
Total/Superheater 1 : 1.65
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