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Emu Bay No. 6 to 8
Numbers 6 to 8 of the Emu Bay Railway in Tasmania were 4-8-0 locomotives built in 1900 by Dübs with the works numbers 3864 to 3866. With the consulting engineer being David Jones from the Highland Railway, the locomot...
General
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1900 |
| Manufacturers | Dübs |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-8-0 (Twelve-wheeler) |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (Cape gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 6.72 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 2.54 m |
| Total wheelbase | 13.32 m |
| Service weight | 48.3 t |
| Adhesive weight | 38.2 t |
| Axle load | 10.8 t |
| Total weight | 73.4 t |
| Water capacity | 9,093 l |
| Fuel capacity | 3.6 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.486 m² |
| Firebox surface | 10.475 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 99.629 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 110.104 m² |
| Total heating surface | 110.1 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,143 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 10.3 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 444 x 559 mm |
Power
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 373 kW (507 PS) |
| Starting effort | 84.9 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Emu Bay No. 6 to 8Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.41 |
| Optimal speed | 27 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.7 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 162.5 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,067.39 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.27 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.11 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 74.09 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.51 |
