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Imperial Russian Railways series С (S)

С.68

When British coal became more and more expensive at the beginning of the century, the Kazan railway administration was the first one to order a new locomotive that had a much larger grate than existing designs in Russ...

Imperial Russian Railways series С (S)Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1910-1919
Manufacturers Sormovo;Nevski;Kharkiv;Luhansk
Wheel arrangement 1C1
Gauge 1520 mm
Length 21266 mm
Service mass 75800 kg
Top speed 115 km/h
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General

Property Imperial Russian Railways series С (S)
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Built 1910-1919
Manufacturers Sormovo, Nevski, Kharkiv, Luhansk
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2 (Prairie)
Gauge 1,520 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 21.27 m
Wheelbase 8.90 m
Total wheelbase 18.49 m
Service mass 75.8 t
Adhesion mass 47.5 t
Total mass 137.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.20 m
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 23,000 l
Fuel capacity 17 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.8 m²
Firebox surface 15.4 m²
Tube heating surface 191.8 m²
Evaporative heating surface 207.2 m²
Superheater surface 52.5 m²
Total heating surface 259.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,830 mm
Boiler pressure 13 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 550 x 700 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 900 kW (1,224 PS)
Top speed 115 km/h
Starting effort 127.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.65
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 389.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 854.61
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.59
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.28
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 68.34
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.45
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.95
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