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Baden VIII e

No. 780, first batch, around 1908

At the Baden State Railways, class VIII referred to eight-coupled freight locomotives. When the VIII a and VIII b no longer met current requirements, the VIII e was developed. It also had four coupled wheel sets, but ...

General

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Built 1910-1912
Manufacturers MBG Karlsruhe
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Length 18.78 m
Wheelbase 7.45 m
Rigid wheelbase 3.30 m
Total wheelbase 15.86 m
Empty weight 70.4 t
Service weight 75.3 t
Adhesive weight 63.2 t
Axle load 15.8 t
Water capacity 20,000 l
Fuel capacity 7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Grate area 3.55 m²
Firebox surface 11.88 m²
Tube heating surface 175.21 m²
Evaporative heating surface 187.09 m²
Total heating surface 187.1 m²

Power plant

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Driver diameter 1,350 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 380 x 640 mm and LP: 610 x 640 mm

Power

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 825 kW (1,122 PS)
Top speed 65 km/h
Starting effort 134.1 kN
Starting effort simple 161.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Baden VIII e Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.62
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 246.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,347.74
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.19
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.98
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 52.70
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.75
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