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Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530

The RM ordered the 4-8-0 locomotives 4501 to 4530 in 1901 due to increasing freight volumes on the Giovi Pass. There they were the successors of the 0-8-0 series 4201 to 4500 (the later FS grupo 420) and still had fou...

Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530Remove
Variant
RM
Built 1902
Manufacturers Ansaldo;Breda
Wheel arrangement 2D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16766 mm
Service mass 73800 kg
Top speed 65 km/h
Power
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General

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
RM
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Built 1902
Manufacturers Ansaldo, Breda
Wheel arrangement 4-8-0 (Twelve-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
RM
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Length 16.77 m
Length loco 10.67 m
Wheelbase 7.54 m
Total wheelbase 13.97 m
Empty mass 68 t
Service mass 73.8 t
Adhesion mass 54.4 t
Total mass 108.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.04 m
Axle load 14.6 t
Water capacity 13,000 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
RM
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Grate area 4.4 m²
Firebox surface 13.7 m²
Tube heating surface 158.7 m²
Evaporative heating surface 172.4 m²
Total heating surface 172.4 m²

Power plant

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
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Driver diameter 1,400 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders two, HP: 540 x 680 mm and LP: 800 x 680 mm

Power

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
RM
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Power source steam
Indicated power 693 kW (942 PS)
Top speed 65 km/h
Starting effort 99.2 kN
Starting effort simple 119.1 kN

Calculated values

Property Rete Mediterranea No. 4501 to 4530
RM
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.38
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 240.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,355.91
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.36
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.02
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 39.18
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.58
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