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Indian Railways class WG
Using the same boiler, valve gear, trailing axle and other assemblies as the WP class Pacific locomotive built from 1947, the WG class Mikado was built from 1950 onwards. In order to be able to produce the quantities ...
| Indian Railways class WGRemove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1950-1970 |
| Manufacturers | Chittaranjan;North British;Vulcan Foundry;Anglo-Franco-Belge;Henschel;Ansaldo;Baldwin;Hitachi;Krupp;Floridsdorf |
| Wheel arrangement | 1D1 |
| Gauge | 1676 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 103281 kg |
| Top speed | 80 km/h |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1950-1970 |
| Manufacturers | Chittaranjan, North British, Vulcan Foundry, Anglo-Franco-Belge, Henschel, Ansaldo, Baldwin, Hitachi, Krupp, Floridsdorf |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-8-2 (Mikado) |
| Gauge | 1,676 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 11.05 m |
| Total wheelbase | 20.88 m |
| Service mass | 103.3 t |
| Adhesion mass | 73 t |
| Total mass | 176.2 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 5.21 m |
| Axle load | 18.8 t |
| Water capacity | 27,051 l |
| Fuel capacity | 9.2 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 4.181 m² |
| Firebox surface | 25.548 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 182.276 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 207.824 m² |
| Superheater surface | 63.453 m² |
| Total heating surface | 271.3 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,562 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 14.5 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 559 x 711 mm |
Power
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Indicated power | 1,940 kW (2,638 PS) |
| Top speed | 80 km/h |
| Starting effort | 175.0 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Indian Railways class WG Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.09 |
| Optimal speed | 68 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 18.8 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 462.5 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 754.29 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.42 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 13.47 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 64.88 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 7.13 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 3.28 |
