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Great Eastern class C32

The GER class C32 was a tank version of Holden's T26 with an additional trailing axle . It was intended for suburban long distance stopping trains and had a driving wheelbase that was three inches shorter than that of...

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Variant Standard
Built 1893-1895, 1902
Manufacturers Stratford
Wheel arrangement 1B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 59540 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Great Eastern class C32
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Built 1893-1895, 1902
Manufacturers Stratford
Wheel arrangement 2-4-2 (Columbia)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 7.09 m
Service mass 59.5 t
Adhesion mass 29.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.67 m
Axle load 15.5 t
Water capacity 5,455 l

Boiler

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Grate area 1.672 m²
Firebox surface 9.374 m²
Tube heating surface 103.689 m²
Evaporative heating surface 113.063 m²
Total heating surface 113.1 m²

Power plant

Property Great Eastern class C32
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Driver diameter 1,727 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 444 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 391 kW (532 PS)
Starting effort 57.2 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.10
Optimal speed 42 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 159.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,182.96
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.57
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 67.62
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.06
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