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Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2

R-2 No. 2044 in June 1955 at Minot, North Dakota

In the twenties, the Great Northern needed powerful freight locomotives for the more than 900 mile-long stretch from Minot, North Dakota through Montana to Spokane, Washington. They needed lots of pulling power for th...

Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Variant
R-1 - Hillyard
Built 1927-1928
Manufacturers Hillyard
Wheel arrangement (1D)D1 ma
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 269861 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Built 1927-1928
Manufacturers Hillyard
Wheel arrangement 2-8-8-2 (Mikado Mallet)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Wheelbase 17.73 m
Total wheelbase 29.35 m
Service mass 269.9 t
Adhesion mass 241.7 t
Total mass 415.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.03 m
Axle load 30.6 t
Water capacity 63,595 l
Fuel capacity 21,955 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Grate area 10.034 m²
Firebox surface 45.058 m²
Tube heating surface 620.221 m²
Evaporative heating surface 665.279 m²
Superheater surface 178.374 m²
Total heating surface 843.7 m²

Power plant

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 15.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 711 x 813 mm

Power

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 3,356 kW (4,563 PS)
Starting effort 677.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Great Northern (US) classes R-1 and R-2Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.50
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,247.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,035.48
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.12
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.77
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 84.08
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.76
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.73
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