Banner
Navigation

Navigation

loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars

Compare locomotives

Add a locomotive

Bavarian S 3/5

In addition to the S 2/5, the S 3/5 was procured as an express locomotive with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement. Both were technically very closely related, but the S 3/5 with its three coupled axles was intended more for he...

General

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Built 1906-1911
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Length 19.33 m
Length loco 11.78 m
Wheelbase 8.85 m
Rigid wheelbase 4.50 m
Total wheelbase 16.71 m
Empty weight 65 t
Service weight 71.5 t
Adhesive weight 48 t
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 21,800 l
Fuel capacity 8 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Grate area 3.22 m²
Firebox surface 14.5 m²
Tube heating surface 149 m²
Evaporative heating surface 163.5 m²
Superheater surface 34.5 m²
Total heating surface 198.0 m²

Power plant

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Driver diameter 1,870 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 360 x 640 mm and LP: 590 x 640 mm

Power

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Power source steam
Indicated power 925 kW (1,258 PS)
Top speed 110 km/h
Starting effort 87.9 kN
Starting effort simple 105.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Bavarian S 3/5 Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.36
Optimal speed 64 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 305.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,000.86
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.49
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.27
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 61.49
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.28
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.74
Auf Deutsch umschalten

Settings

Your settings are retained for this browser session only.

Consent to cookies

We use cookies to save your display settings. If you decline, the settings are retained only for the current browser session.