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New York Central class H-5

H-5p No. 1591 in the year 1946 in Collinwood, Ohio

Most of the New York Central class H-5 Mikados came from the rebuilds of a total of 482 G-5 class Consolidations. Not only were locomotives rebuilt directly by the New York Central, but also by its subsidiaries Boston...

General

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Built	1915-1916, 1925
Manufacturers	ALCO, Lima
Wheel arrangement	2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Wheelbase	10.74 m
Rigid wheelbase	5.03 m
Total wheelbase	20.52 m
Service weight	131.2 t
Adhesive weight	98 t
Axle load	24.5 t
Total weight	199.5 t
Water capacity	28,391 l
Fuel capacity	10.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Grate area	5.249 m²
Firebox surface	21.368 m²
Tube heating surface	351.174 m²
Evaporative heating surface	372.542 m²
Superheater surface	80.826 m²
Total heating surface	453.4 m²

Power plant

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Driver diameter	1,600 mm
Boiler pressure	13.1 bar
Cylinders	two, 635 x 813 mm

Power

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Estimated power	1,939 kW (2,636 PS)

Calculated values

Property	New York Central class H-5 H-5p, q, t H-5a to h, k, m, n H-5l H-5p, q, t H-5r Remove
Optimal speed	51 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	14.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	641.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 803.10
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.34
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 86.37
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 16.43
Total/Superheater	1 : 4.61

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