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Hungarian State Railways class 601

Since the MÁV had already had good experiences with the Mallets of the type VIm (or class 651), even more powerful Mallets were built as class 601 from 1914 onwards. Thanks to an additional leading axle , they now had...

General

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
early batches
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Built 1914-1920
Manufacturers MÁVAG
Wheel arrangement 2-6-6-0
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
early batches
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Length 22.57 m
Length loco 14.57 m
Wheelbase 11.90 m
Rigid wheelbase 1.70 m
Empty weight 99.8 t
Service weight 106.5 t
Adhesive weight 96.7 t
Axle load 15.8 t
Total weight 163.3 t
Water capacity 23,000 l
Fuel capacity 8 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
early batches
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Grate area 5.09 m²
Firebox surface 23 m²
Tube heating surface 252 m²
Evaporative heating surface 275 m²
Superheater surface 66 m²
Total heating surface 341.0 m²

Power plant

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
early batches
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Driver diameter 1,440 mm
Boiler pressure 15 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 520 x 660 mm and LP: 850 x 660 mm

Power

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
early batches
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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,736 kW (2,360 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 230.0 kN
Starting effort simple 276.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Hungarian State Railways class 601
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.12
Optimal speed 47 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 522.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,254.50
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.10
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.08
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 66.99
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.96
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.17
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