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South African class S1

No. 3819 in June 1963 at Germiston

The class S1 was the most powerful steam shunter built for the South African Railways. It was designed by Dr. M.M. Loubser in World War II with the goal to produce an enforcement to the class S in the SAR's own Salt R...

South African class S1Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1947, 1953
Manufacturers SAR;North British
Wheel arrangement D
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 19514 mm
Service mass 75594 kg
Top speed
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General

Property South African class S1
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Built 1947, 1953
Manufacturers SAR, North British
Wheel arrangement 0-8-0 (Eight-coupled)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property South African class S1
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Length 19.51 m
Wheelbase 4.50 m
Total wheelbase 14.94 m
Service mass 75.6 t
Adhesion mass 75.6 t
Total mass 142.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.50 m
Axle load 20.2 t
Water capacity 27,278 l
Fuel capacity 11.2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property South African class S1
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Grate area 3.902 m²
Firebox surface 15.608 m²
Tube heating surface 148.645 m²
Evaporative heating surface 164.253 m²
Superheater surface 39.763 m²
Total heating surface 204.0 m²

Power plant

Property South African class S1
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Driver diameter 1,219 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 591 x 686 mm

Power

Property South African class S1
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Power source steam
Estimated power 969 kW (1,317 PS)
Starting effort 206.9 kN

Calculated values

Property South African class S1
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.58
Optimal speed 29 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 321.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,167.40
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 21.18
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 52.28
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.52
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.13
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