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Prussian S 7

De Glehn type, 1903 variant with elongated firebox

The class S 7 designates slightly different types of express train locomotives of the “Atlantic” type with four-cylinder compound engines. These either had the UIC wheel arrangement 2'B1 with a fixed trailing axle or ...

General

Property Prussian S 7 Remove
Built 1903
Manufacturers Grafenstaden
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Prussian S 7 Remove
Length 18.41 m
Length loco 11.30 m
Wheelbase 8.20 m
Rigid wheelbase 2.10 m
Service weight 65 t
Adhesive weight 32 t
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 21,500 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.72 m²
Firebox surface 15 m²
Tube heating surface 141 m²
Evaporative heating surface 156 m²
Total heating surface 156.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,980 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 340 x 640 mm and LP: 560 x 640 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 750 kW (1,020 PS)
Top speed 110 km/h
Starting effort 65.0 kN
Starting effort simple 78.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.83
Optimal speed 71 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 231.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,185.48
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.03
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.70
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 57.35
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.40
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