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Ferrocarriles Nacionales No. 72

When purchasing more powerful locomotives for the Girardot-Tolima-Huila route, an example from Baldwin in the USA was supplied in addition to the British locomotive with the number 57. While the competitor was a Kitso...

Ferrocarriles Nacionales No. 72Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1935
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement (1D)D1 t ma
Gauge 914 mm
Length
Service mass 130839 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Ferrocarriles Nacionales No. 72
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Built 1935
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-8-8-2T (Mallet)
Gauge 914 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Service mass 130.8 t
Adhesion mass 113.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.58 m
Axle load 14.7 t
Water capacity 15,142 l
Fuel capacity 0.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 4.738 m²
Firebox surface 15.05 m²
Tube heating surface 225.104 m²
Evaporative heating surface 240.155 m²
Superheater surface 60.944 m²
Total heating surface 301.1 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,016 mm
Boiler pressure 14.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 432 x 559 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,491 kW (2,027 PS)
Starting effort 252.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.40
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 437.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 748.51
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.16
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.51
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.55
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.96
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.94
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