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Great Northern (US) class Q-1

No. 2124 in May 1952 at Klamath Falls, Oregon

The first 30 2-10-2 locomotives ordered by the Great Northern were built by Baldwin in 1923. They were designated class Q-1 and numbered 2100 to 2129. Being one of the heaviest locomotives with this wheel arrangement,...

Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Variant
2115, 2119
Built 1923
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 1E1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 31423 mm
Service mass 191570 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Built 1923
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2 (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Length 31.42 m
Wheelbase 10.01 m
Total wheelbase 28.14 m
Service mass 191.6 t
Adhesion mass 155.4 t
Total mass 360.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.71 m
Axle load 31.7 t
Water capacity 83,279 l
Fuel capacity 21,955 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Grate area 8.175 m²
Firebox surface 37.997 m²
Tube heating surface 476.5 m²
Evaporative heating surface 514.498 m²
Superheater surface 141.027 m²
Total heating surface 655.5 m²

Power plant

Property Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 14.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 787 x 813 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,834 kW (3,853 PS)
Starting effort 387.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Great Northern (US) class Q-1Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.93
Optimal speed 45 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 986.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 802.38
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.23
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.35
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 80.19
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.54
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.65
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