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Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1
In the late twenties, the Bessemer & Lake Erie as a part of U.S. Steel needed more powerful locomotives to move their heavy ore trains from the Lake Erie port of Conneaut, Ohio to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over grades ...
General
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1929-1944 |
| Manufacturers | Baldwin, ALCO |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-10-4 (Texas) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 13.87 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 6.81 m |
| Total wheelbase | 29.03 m |
| Empty weight | 198.1 t |
| Service weight | 235.8 t |
| Adhesive weight | 168.3 t |
| Axle load | 34.2 t |
| Total weight | 411.3 t |
| Water capacity | 87,064 l |
| Fuel capacity | 23.6 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 9.894 m² |
| Firebox surface | 52.955 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 496.289 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 549.243 m² |
| Superheater surface | 231.05 m² |
| Total heating surface | 780.3 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,626 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 17.2 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 787 x 813 mm |
Power
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Indicated power | 3,516 kW (4,780 PS) |
| Top speed | 80 km/h |
| Starting effort | 454.2 kN |
| Starting effort booster | 58.872 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Bessemer & Lake Erie class H1 H1C Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.63 |
| Optimal speed | 47 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 14.9 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 1,276.1 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 620.30 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.40 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 12.16 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 78.87 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.37 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 2.38 |
