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Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3

H-3c No. 401 in October 1940 at Kansas City, Missouri

The H-3 was a type of Pacific express locomotive introduced by the MKT in 1915. Compared to the H-2, the cylinder diameter had been increased from 24 to 25 inches, but the cylinder stroke and driver diameter remained ...

Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Variant
H-3a
Built 1915
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 123377 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Built 1915
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Wheelbase 10.47 m
Total wheelbase 21.11 m
Service mass 123.4 t
Adhesion mass 74.8 t
Total mass 196 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.96 m
Water capacity 30,283 l
Fuel capacity 11.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Grate area 5.342 m²
Firebox surface 22.761 m²
Tube heating surface 333.801 m²
Evaporative heating surface 356.562 m²
Superheater surface 80.826 m²
Total heating surface 437.4 m²

Power plant

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Driver diameter 1,854 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 635 x 711 mm

Power

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 1,641 kW (2,231 PS)
Starting effort 181.3 kN

Calculated values

Property Missouri-Kansas-Texas class H-3Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.05
Optimal speed 55 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 632.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 712.74
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.65
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.66
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 81.88
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.67
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.41
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