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Soviet Railways series ФД (FD)

ФД 1237 in the museum in Brest

To accelerate freight traffic, the Soviet railways designed the ФД (FD) in the late twenties. It was named after Felix Dzherzhinsky, a communist revolutionary. In comparison to earlier 2-10-0 freight locomotives, it w...

Soviet Railways series ФД (FD)Remove
Variant
ФД 20
Built 1931-1942
Manufacturers Luhansk
Wheel arrangement 1E1
Gauge 1520;1435 mm
Length
Service mass 136900 kg
Top speed 85 km/h
Power
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General

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ФД 20
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Built 1931-1942
Manufacturers Luhansk
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2 (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,520 mm; 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Soviet Railways series ФД (FD)
ФД 20
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Length loco 15.88 m
Wheelbase 12.37 m
Empty mass 118.9 t
Service mass 136.9 t
Adhesion mass 104.2 t
Total mass 259.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.50 m
Axle load 21 t
Water capacity 44,000 l
Fuel capacity 20 t (coal)

Boiler

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ФД 20
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Grate area 7.04 m²
Evaporative heating surface 295.15 m²
Superheater surface 148.4 m²
Total heating surface 443.6 m²

Power plant

Property Soviet Railways series ФД (FD)
ФД 20
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Driver diameter 1,500 mm
Boiler pressure 15 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 670 x 770 mm

Power

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ФД 20
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Power source steam
Indicated power 2,280 kW (3,100 PS)
Top speed 85 km/h
Starting effort 293.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Soviet Railways series ФД (FD)
ФД 20
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.48
Optimal speed 48 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.31
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 13.83
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.00
Total/Superheater 1 : 1.99
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