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South Australian class Y

Y98 in September 1961 at Peterborough

The most numerous class of steam locomotives on the South Australian Railways was the 2-6-0 class Y built between 1885 and 1898 for their Cape gauge network. Noticeable features were the low running boards which were ...

South Australian class YRemove
Variant
rebuilt Yx
Built 1904-1924
Manufacturers Beyer, Peacock & Co.;Islington;James Martin & Co
Wheel arrangement 1C
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 11963 mm
Service mass 28653 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property South Australian class Y
rebuilt Yx
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Built 1904-1924
Manufacturers Beyer, Peacock & Co., Islington, James Martin & Co
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0 (Mogul)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property South Australian class Y
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Length 11.96 m
Wheelbase 4.06 m
Total wheelbase 11.02 m
Service mass 28.7 t
Adhesion mass 23.7 t
Total mass 50.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.29 m
Axle load 8.1 t
Water capacity 7,276 l
Fuel capacity 4.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property South Australian class Y
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Grate area 1.238 m²
Firebox surface 7.079 m²
Tube heating surface 67.801 m²
Evaporative heating surface 74.88 m²
Total heating surface 74.9 m²

Power plant

Property South Australian class Y
rebuilt Yx
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Driver diameter 991 mm
Boiler pressure 12.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 368 x 508 mm

Power

Property South Australian class Y
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Power source steam
Estimated power 261 kW (355 PS)
Starting effort 75.4 kN

Calculated values

Property South Australian class Y
rebuilt Yx
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.09
Optimal speed 21 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 110.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 981.54
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.21
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 21.04
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 60.48
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.58
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