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German Reichsbahn class 50[h]35[/h]

50 3521 in March 2015 in Meyenburg

To resolve the problems with the boiler alloy St 47 K-Mo that got brittle over time, the Reichsbahn had to fit its class 50 locomotives with new boilers. So they designed a new boiler based on that of the classes 23[h...

German Reichsbahn class 50[h]35[/h]Remove
Variant
coal
Built 1957-1962
Manufacturers RAW Stendal
Wheel arrangement 1E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 22940 mm
Service mass 88200 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
Power
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General

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Built 1957-1962
Manufacturers RAW Stendal
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 22.94 m
Wheelbase 9.20 m
Service mass 88.2 t
Adhesion mass 77 t
Total mass 147.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.30 m
Axle load 15.4 t
Water capacity 28,000 l
Fuel capacity 8 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.71 m²
Firebox surface 17.9 m²
Tube heating surface 154.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface 172.3 m²
Superheater surface 65.4 m²
Total heating surface 237.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,400 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,290 kW (1,754 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 230.8 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.27
Optimal speed 34 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 392.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 950.64
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.15
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 20.28
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 64.07
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.63
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.63
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