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New York Central No. 999

Faced with competition from the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New York Central planned to build a promotional high-speed express locomotive that would also be displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. With the approval...

New York Central No. 999Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1893
Manufacturers West Albany
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 56246 kg
Top speed 145 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property New York Central No. 999
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Built 1893
Manufacturers West Albany
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property New York Central No. 999
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Wheelbase 7.32 m
Total wheelbase 17.93 m
Service mass 56.2 t
Adhesion mass 38.1 t
Total mass 92.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.59 m
Axle load 19.1 t
Water capacity 13,249 l
Fuel capacity 7.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property New York Central No. 999
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Grate area 2.858 m²
Firebox surface 21.639 m²
Tube heating surface 157.664 m²
Evaporative heating surface 179.303 m²
Total heating surface 179.3 m²

Power plant

Property New York Central No. 999
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Driver diameter 2,159 mm
Boiler pressure 13.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 483 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 895 kW (1,217 PS)
Top speed 145 km/h
Starting effort 73.2 kN

Calculated values

Property New York Central No. 999
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.10
Optimal speed 74 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 15.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 287.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 775.72
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.48
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.53
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 62.74
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.29
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