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Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6

No. 794 on static display at Sunset Depot, San Antonio, Texas

The classes MK-5 and MK-6 consisted of a total of 94 Mikados built for the Southern Pacific and its subsidiary Texas & New Orleans between 1913 and 1921. In contrast to earlier SP Mikados they were a Harriman standard...

Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6Remove
Variant
SP
Built 1913-1917
Manufacturers Baldwin;Lima
Wheel arrangement 1D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 127441 kg
Top speed
Power
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General

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
SP
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Built 1913-1917
Manufacturers Baldwin, Lima
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
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Wheelbase 10.72 m
Total wheelbase 24.44 m
Service mass 127.4 t
Adhesion mass 97.1 t
Total mass 204.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.03 m
Axle load 24.7 t
Water capacity 34,069 l
Fuel capacity 11,129 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
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Grate area 6.54 m²
Firebox surface 22.483 m²
Tube heating surface 369.104 m²
Evaporative heating surface 391.587 m²
Superheater surface 82.684 m²
Total heating surface 474.3 m²

Power plant

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
SP
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 660 x 711 mm

Power

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,237 kW (3,041 PS)
Starting effort 227.2 kN

Calculated values

Property Southern Pacific classes MK-5 and MK-6
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.19
Optimal speed 60 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 669.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 727.88
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.31
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.01
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 72.52
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 16.42
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.74
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