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Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52

No. 833 in December 1937 at Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Pacifics of the Central Railroad of New Jersey were loosely based on the Reading class G1, so they had a Wootten firebox . The first classes consisted of six G-1s built in 1918 and five G-2s from 1923. Like the la...

General

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Built	1923
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Wheelbase	11.13 m
Rigid wheelbase	4.22 m
Total wheelbase	21.95 m
Service weight	138.8 t
Adhesive weight	88.9 t
Axle load	29 t
Total weight	215.5 t
Water capacity	30,283 l
Fuel capacity	10.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Grate area	8.808 m²
Firebox surface	28.902 m²
Tube heating surface	320.414 m²
Evaporative heating surface	349.316 m²
Superheater surface	73.486 m²
Total heating surface	422.8 m²

Power plant

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Driver diameter	2,007 mm
Boiler pressure	14.5 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 660 x 711 mm

Power

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	2,610 kW (3,549 PS)
Starting effort	190.2 kN

Calculated values

Property	Central RR of New Jersey classes G-1s to G-4s and classes P-43, P-47 and P-52 G-2s G-1s G-2s G-3s G-4s Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.58
Optimal speed	84 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	18.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	640.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 760.33
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.56
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 9.40
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 48.00
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 11.09
Total/Superheater	1 : 4.75

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