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Chilean State Railway tipo 48

In 1905, the Chilean State Railways received 13 4-4-0 locomotives from Borsig of Berlin. They were called Tipo 48 and received the numbers from 330 to 333 and from 352 and 360. With a driver diameter of 72.75 inches, ...

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Built 1905
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1676 mm
Length 16015 mm
Service mass 46230 kg
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General

Property Chilean State Railway tipo 48
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Built 1905
Manufacturers Borsig
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,676 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Chilean State Railway tipo 48
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Length 16.02 m
Wheelbase 6.48 m
Empty mass 41.2 t
Service mass 46.2 t
Adhesion mass 29.5 t
Total mass 81.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.60 m
Axle load 14.7 t
Water capacity 12,049 l
Fuel capacity 5.1 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.276 m²
Evaporative heating surface 116.129 m²
Total heating surface 116.1 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,848 mm
Boiler pressure 11 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 410 kW (557 PS)
Starting effort 70.1 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.13
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.9 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.57
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.60
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 51.02
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