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Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17
The class F-17 was built in 1914 by ALCO-Richmond for use on the line between Charlottesville, Virginia, and Hinton, West Virginia. This line crossed three mountain ranges and the requirements said that these locomoti...
| Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | rebuilt F-17A |
| Built | 1934 |
| Manufacturers | Cleveland |
| Wheel arrangement | 2C1 |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 29121 mm |
| Service mass | 151691 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
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General
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Built | 1934 |
| Manufacturers | Cleveland |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-6-2 (Pacific) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Length | 29.12 m |
| Wheelbase | 10.85 m |
| Total wheelbase | 25.43 m |
| Service mass | 151.7 t |
| Adhesion mass | 90.6 t |
| Total mass | 309.1 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.96 m |
| Axle load | 30.5 t |
| Water capacity | 68,137 l |
| Fuel capacity | 25.4 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 7.497 m² |
| Firebox surface | 26.106 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 389.822 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 415.927 m² |
| Superheater surface | 99.406 m² |
| Total heating surface | 515.3 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,880 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 686 x 711 mm |
Power
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 2,685 kW (3,651 PS) |
| Starting effort | 208.6 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Chesapeake & Ohio class F-17rebuilt F-17A |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.26 |
| Optimal speed | 79 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 17.7 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 745.3 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 705.01 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.67 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 8.45 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 68.74 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 14.93 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 4.18 |
