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Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type Thomas
This railcar is named after its inventor Georg Thomas, who was director of the Hessian Ludwigsbahn and thought about the most efficient vehicle possible for passenger transport. The double-decker vehicle, with its wel...
General
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Built | ab 1879 |
| Manufacturers | Esslingen, MAN, Hohenzollern |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-2-4T |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Service weight | 29.6 t |
Boiler
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Grate area | 0.52 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 34 m² |
| Total heating surface | 34.0 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,100 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 10 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 220 x 360 mm |
Power
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Indicated power | 74 kW (101 PS) |
| Top speed | 40 km/h |
| Starting effort | 13.5 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Hessian Ludwig Railway steam railcar type ThomasRemove |
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| Optimal speed | 34 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 2.5 kW/t |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 8.27 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 65.38 |
