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Wellington & Manawatu No. 17
No. 17 of the Wellington & Manawatu was the third Mikado tender locomotive ever built. Baldwin created it in 1901 and directly based it on the two Japanese Bt4/6 which had been the first Mikados and later became known...
General
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Built | 1901 |
| Manufacturers | Baldwin |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-8-2 (Mikado) |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (Cape gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Length | 16.94 m |
| Wheelbase | 7.37 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.58 m |
| Total wheelbase | 14.43 m |
| Service weight | 46.1 t |
| Adhesive weight | 34.4 t |
| Total weight | 72.5 t |
| Water capacity | 7,548 l |
| Fuel capacity | 4.5 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Grate area | 2.323 m² |
| Firebox surface | 7.469 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 137.785 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 145.254 m² |
| Total heating surface | 145.3 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,092 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | compound |
| Cylinders | four, HP: 292 x 508 mm and LP: 483 x 508 mm |
Power
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 485 kW (659 PS) |
| Starting effort | 68.1 kN |
| Starting effort simple | 81.7 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Wellington & Manawatu No. 17Remove |
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| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.96 |
| Optimal speed | 43 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 10.5 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 182.6 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 881.76 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.34 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 9.79 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 62.53 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 18.45 |
