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Baden VI b

No. 279 on a works photo

Around 1900, the operation on the Höllentalbahn in the Black Forest was handled with rack locomotives , as this included gradients of up to 5.5 percent. With increasing traffic on this main line, however, this operati...

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Variant
batches 6-7
Built 1904, 1906
Manufacturers MBG Karlsruhe
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 11764 mm
Service mass 64200 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1904, 1906
Manufacturers MBG Karlsruhe
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 11.76 m
Wheelbase 8.40 m
Empty mass 51.6 t
Service mass 64.2 t
Adhesion mass 42.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.70 m
Axle load 14.1 t
Water capacity 7,000 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.83 m²
Firebox surface 8 m²
Tube heating surface 105.92 m²
Evaporative heating surface 113.92 m²
Total heating surface 113.9 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,480 mm
Boiler pressure 13 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 435 x 630 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 397 kW (540 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 89.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.65
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 153.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,216.59
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.52
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.32
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 62.25
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.24
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