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Palestine Railways class P
The class P of the Palestine Railways consisted of six 4-6-0 locomotives built by North British in 1935 and numbered 60 to 65. They had been ordered to speed up traffic on the line between Haifa and El Kantara when it...
| Palestine Railways class PRemove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1935 |
| Manufacturers | North British |
| Wheel arrangement | 2C |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 69955 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1935 |
| Manufacturers | North British |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 7.90 m |
| Service mass | 70 t |
| Adhesion mass | 51.8 t |
| Total mass | 129.3 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.27 m |
| Axle load | 17.3 t |
| Water capacity | 29,549 l |
| Fuel capacity | 6.6 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 2.694 m² |
| Firebox surface | 16.351 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 132.201 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 148.552 m² |
| Superheater surface | 32.516 m² |
| Total heating surface | 181.1 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,695 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.1 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 521 x 711 mm |
Power
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 1,268 kW (1,724 PS) |
| Starting effort | 126.6 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Palestine Railways class P Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.01 |
| Optimal speed | 61 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 18.1 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 295.3 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,025.57 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.35 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 14.61 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 67.21 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 8.09 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 4.57 |
