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Highland Railway class F “Duke”

David Jones had ten 4-4-0 express locomotives built by Dübs in 1874, which were first called the Bruce class and later renamed the Duke class when another class with that name was introduced. Between 1876 and 1888 the...

Highland Railway class F “Duke”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1874, 1876-1888
Manufacturers Dübs & Co.;Lochgorm
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 41658 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Built 1874, 1876-1888
Manufacturers Dübs & Co., Lochgorm
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Wheelbase 6.55 m
Total wheelbase 15.62 m
Service mass 41.7 t
Adhesion mass 27 t
Total mass 72.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.67 m
Axle load 14.5 t
Water capacity 8,184 l
Fuel capacity 4.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Grate area 1.51 m²
Firebox surface 9.174 m²
Tube heating surface 104.911 m²
Evaporative heating surface 114.085 m²
Total heating surface 114.1 m²

Power plant

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Driver diameter 1,918 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 610 mm

Power

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 317 kW (431 PS)
Starting effort 54.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Highland Railway class F “Duke”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.86
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 160.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,251.35
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.54
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.98
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 75.55
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.44
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