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Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class

Pureha No. 36 on a factory photo

In Korea, 2-6-2 locomotives (Prairie) got the prefix “Pure”. The last of these locomotives introduced by Sentetsu was the Pureha. With a driver diameter of 1,520 mm (5 feet) , they were faster than their predecessors....

Chōsen Government Railway Pureha classRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1932, 1939
Manufacturers Gyeongseong;Hitachi;Kisha Seizō
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10928 mm
Service mass 67700 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power
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General

Property Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class
Standard
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Built 1932, 1939
Manufacturers Gyeongseong, Hitachi, Kisha Seiz&#333
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class
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Length 10.93 m
Service mass 67.7 t
Adhesion mass 43.9 t
Water capacity 5,000 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class
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Grate area 2.4 m²
Firebox surface 10.2 m²
Tube heating surface 69.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface 79.8 m²
Superheater surface 24.5 m²
Total heating surface 104.3 m²

Power plant

Property Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class
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Driver diameter 1,520 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 410 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 750 kW (1,020 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 80.3 kN

Calculated values

Property Chōsen Government Railway Pureha class
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.36
Optimal speed 58 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 179.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 895.83
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.54
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.07
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 43.46
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 6.82
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.26
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