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Swiss Central Railway Eb 2/4

No. 18 “Rhone” in Basel depot

The SCB ordered three types of Engerth locomotives for express, passenger and freight service. The express locomotive was the Eb 2/4 that had two driving axles at the front with a wheel diameter of 1,525 mm and a two-...

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Variant
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Built 1857, 1859, 1872
Manufacturers Esslingen
Wheel arrangement B2 t eng
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 9960 mm
Service mass 38200 kg
Top speed
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General

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Built 1857, 1859, 1872
Manufacturers Esslingen
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4T (Engerth)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 9.96 m
Empty mass 29 t
Service mass 38.2 t
Adhesion mass 22 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.25 m
Axle load 11 t
Water capacity 4,100 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1 m²
Firebox surface 6.5 m²
Tube heating surface 78.9 m²
Evaporative heating surface 85.4 m²
Total heating surface 85.4 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,525 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 360 x 561 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 150 kW (204 PS)
Starting effort 40.5 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.33
Optimal speed 23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 3.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 117.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 968.67
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.74
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.91
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 85.40
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.14
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