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US Army Transportation Corps class S100
In World War II, the USATC designed a 0-6-0T switcher for use on standard-gauge tracks in Europe and Africa. The S100 was a typical American design with bar frames , outside cylinders and outside Walschaerts valve gea...
General
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1942-1944 |
| Manufacturers | Davenport Locomotive Works, H.K. Porter, Vulcan Iron Works |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0T (Six-coupled) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
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| Length | 8.99 m |
| Wheelbase | 3.05 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.05 m |
| Service weight | 45.7 t |
| Water capacity | 4,542 l |
| Fuel capacity | 1.1 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
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| Grate area | 1.7 m² |
| Firebox surface | 7.99 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 73.393 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 81.383 m² |
| Total heating surface | 81.4 m² |
Power plant
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,372 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 14.5 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 419 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 373 kW (507 PS) |
| Starting effort | 96.1 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | US Army Transportation Corps class S100Remove |
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| Optimal speed | 24 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 8.2 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 121.3 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,386.19 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 24.66 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 47.87 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.19 |
