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Santa Fe No. 5000
As early as 1919, the Santa Fe converted a class 3800 2-10-2 locomotive into a 2-10-4, creating the world's first locomotive with this wheel arrangement. This was done by exchanging the rear carrying axle for a bogie ...
General
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Built | 1930 |
| Manufacturers | Baldwin |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-10-4 (Texas) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Wheelbase | 14.50 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 7.47 m |
| Total wheelbase | 30.35 m |
| Service weight | 228 t |
| Adhesive weight | 168.7 t |
| Axle load | 34.7 t |
| Total weight | 398.1 t |
| Water capacity | 75,708 l |
| Fuel capacity | 20.9 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Grate area | 11.311 m² |
| Firebox surface | 55.556 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 512.454 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 568.01 m² |
| Superheater surface | 254.647 m² |
| Total heating surface | 822.7 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,753 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 20.7 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 762 x 864 mm |
Power
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 4,161 kW (5,657 PS) |
| Starting effort | 503.0 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Santa Fe No. 5000Remove |
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| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.29 |
| Optimal speed | 50 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 18.3 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 1,355.1 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 581.27 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.35 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 12.77 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 72.73 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.22 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 2.23 |
