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Prussian G 8

No. 4823, being the 5,000th locomotive of Orenstein & Koppel, on a 1913 builder's photo

The G 8 was the first superheated goods steam locomotive in Prussia. A total of 1,054 were built between 1902 and 1913, its development G 8[h]1[/h] even more than 5,000 times. The design came from Vulcan, but due to t...

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Variant
600 mm cylinders
Built 1902-1913
Manufacturers Vulcan;Grafenstaden;Hanomag;Henschel;Schichau
Wheel arrangement D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17968 mm
Service mass 59200 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
Power
Engine

General

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Built 1902-1913
Manufacturers Vulcan, Grafenstaden, Hanomag, Henschel, Schichau
Wheel arrangement 0-8-0 (Eight-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 17.97 m
Wheelbase 4.50 m
Total wheelbase 12.95 m
Empty mass 53.3 t
Service mass 59.2 t
Adhesion mass 59.2 t
Total mass 93 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.50 m
Axle load 14.8 t
Water capacity 16,000 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.35 m²
Firebox surface 13 m²
Tube heating surface 140 m²
Evaporative heating surface 153 m²
Superheater surface 40.4 m²
Total heating surface 193.4 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,350 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 809 kW (1,100 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 179.5 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.24
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 298.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,249.07
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 19.39
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 82.30
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.77
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.79
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