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Austrian Southern Railway class 480

257 601 in April 1999 in Strasshof

The Südbahn class 480 was a 0-10-0 freight locomotive that was based on the classes 180 and 80. While the former ones had been limited to a lower axle load , the 480 could utilize the network's maximum of 14.5 tonnes,...

Austrian Southern Railway class 480Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1921
Manufacturers StEG
Wheel arrangement E
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 71500 kg
Top speed 50 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
Standard
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Built 1921
Manufacturers StEG
Wheel arrangement 0-10-0 (Ten-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
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Length loco 11.14 m
Wheelbase 5.60 m
Empty mass 64.3 t
Service mass 71.5 t
Adhesion mass 71.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.80 m
Axle load 14.3 t
Water capacity 17,000 l
Fuel capacity 6.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
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Grate area 3.7 m²
Firebox surface 12.7 m²
Tube heating surface 181.2 m²
Evaporative heating surface 193.9 m²
Superheater surface 45.5 m²
Total heating surface 239.4 m²

Power plant

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
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Driver diameter 1,298 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 610 x 632 mm

Power

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
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Power source steam
Indicated power 975 kW (1,326 PS)
Top speed 50 km/h
Starting effort 215.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Austrian Southern Railway class 480
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.25
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 348.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,060.27
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 18.81
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 64.70
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.27
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.26
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