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Finnish Railway series K5 “Pikku-Jumbo”

The last built no. 1170 from 1953 in October 2013 in Karjaalla

The K5, also called “Pikku-Jumbo” (“Small Jumbo”), was the largest class of steam locomotives ever in use with the Finnish State Railways. It is also known by its new class designation Tk3 introduced in 1942. It was a...

Finnish Railway series K5 “Pikku-Jumbo”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1927-1930, 1943-1948, 1953
Manufacturers Tampella;Lokomo;Frichs
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1520 mm
Length 16000 mm
Service mass 51800 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
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General

Property Finnish Railway series K5 “Pikku-Jumbo”
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Built 1927-1930, 1943-1948, 1953
Manufacturers Tampella, Lokomo, Frichs
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,520 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.00 m
Wheelbase 6.98 m
Service mass 51.8 t
Adhesion mass 43 t
Total mass 78.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.44 m
Axle load 10.7 t
Water capacity 9,500 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (wood)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface 84.8 m²
Superheater surface 26 m²
Total heating surface 110.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,270 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 460 x 630 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 400 kW (544 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 124.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.38
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.20
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 23.55
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 69.25
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.26
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