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Cumberland Valley No. 13 “Pioneer”

“Pioneer” at the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair

In 1851, the Cumberland Valley had a tank locomotive built by Seth Wilmarth, which was intended for passenger trains with a small number of passengers. The basic idea was to keep the ratio of the empty weight of the l...

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Built 1851
Manufacturers Seth Wilmarth
Wheel arrangement 1A1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 11340 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Cumberland Valley No. 13 “Pioneer”
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Built 1851
Manufacturers Seth Wilmarth
Wheel arrangement 2-2-2T (Jenny Lind)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 4.14 m
Service mass 11.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.14 m
Water capacity 2,271 l

Boiler

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Grate area 0.488 m²
Firebox surface 3.814 m²
Tube heating surface 20.341 m²
Evaporative heating surface 24.155 m²
Total heating surface 24.2 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,372 mm
Boiler pressure 6.9 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 216 x 356 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 30 kW (41 PS)
Starting effort 7.1 kN

Calculated values

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Optimal speed 26 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 2.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 43.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 602.35
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 6.12
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 49.50
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 5.33
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