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French West-African Railways and Congo-Ocean Railway Golwé locomotive
In the late twenties, G. Goldschmidt and A. Weber of Haine-Saint-Pierre designed a new type of articulated tank locomotives for use in the French colonies of the Ivory Coast and Congo. The requirements for these metre...
General
| Property | French West-African Railways and Congo-Ocean Railway Golwé locomotiveRemove |
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| Built | 1930, 1935 |
| Manufacturers | Haine-Saint-Pierre |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-6-0+0-6-2T |
| Gauge | 1,000 mm (Meter gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | French West-African Railways and Congo-Ocean Railway Golwé locomotiveRemove |
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| Length | 16.53 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 2.54 m |
| Total wheelbase | 13.85 m |
| Service weight | 87.4 t |
| Adhesive weight | 70.5 t |
| Axle load | 12.4 t |
| Water capacity | 12,500 l |
| Fuel capacity | 5 t (wood) |
Boiler
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| Grate area | 2.75 m² |
| Firebox surface | 13.6 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 163.6 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 177.2 m² |
| Total heating surface | 177.2 m² |
Power plant
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| Driver diameter | 1,100 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 12 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | four, 400 x 560 mm |
Power
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 700 kW (952 PS) |
| Starting effort | 166.2 kN |
Calculated values
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| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.16 |
| Optimal speed | 26 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 8.0 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 245.2 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,147.99 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.24 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 19.59 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 64.44 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 12.03 |
