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Santa Fe class 3000
In order to explore the extreme limits of the Mallet principle, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe developed the class 3000 in 1911 with the wheel arrangement 2-10-10-2 and a weight of 309 short tons . The goal was to be...
General
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1911-1912 |
| Manufacturers | Baldwin |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-10-10-2 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 37.19 m |
| Wheelbase | 20.24 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 5.93 m |
| Total wheelbase | 33.17 m |
| Service weight | 279.4 t |
| Adhesive weight | 249.5 t |
| Total weight | 400.3 t |
| Water capacity | 45,425 l |
| Fuel capacity | 15,142 l (oil) |
Boiler
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 7.618 m² |
| Firebox surface | 26.431 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 337.889 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 364.32 m² |
| Superheater surface | 221.202 m² |
| Total heating surface | 585.5 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,448 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 15.5 bar |
| Expansion type | compound |
| Cylinders | four, HP: 711 x 813 mm and LP: 965 x 813 mm |
Power
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 1,491 kW (2,027 PS) |
| Starting effort | 485.4 kN |
| Starting effort simple | 582.4 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Santa Fe class 3000Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.04 |
| Optimal speed | 19 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 5.3 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 938.9 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,321.25 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.12 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 17.31 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 76.86 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 12.78 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 1.65 |
