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Imperial-Royal State Railways class 6

Czechoslovak State Railways class 264.0 and Polish State Railways Pd12

Austria-Hungary 1894 68 produced
Die Lokomotive, September 1908

As a successor to the class 4 and 5 express locomotives, Karl Gölsdorf designed the class 6, which was his first express locomotive. Like its predecessors, it also had two driving and carrying axles each. In order to achieve the required increase in output, Gölsdorf took a different approach to arranging the boiler, which was inspired by the famous number 999 of the Pennsylvania Railroad, among others.

Instead of arranging the boiler very low, as was previously the case, to achieve the smoothest possible running, a boiler with a larger diameter was used here, with the firebox standing completely above the frame. Thus, a continuous output of up to 900 hp could be achieved through a larger grate and evaporation surface. In addition, it had a two-cylinder compound engine with the high-pressure cylinder on the right side.

A total of 68 were built between 1894 and 1898, which reached speeds of up to 130 km/h in test runs. Nevertheless, approval was only granted for a speed of 90 km/h, which was sufficient in Austria. The BBÖ still had 20 in service after the First World War and used them until 1932. 28 were in service with the ČSD until 1938 as class 264.0 and nine more with the PKP as Pd12.

Technical data

General

Built
1894-1898
Manufacturers
Floridsdorf, Wiener Neustadt, StEG
Wheel arrangement
4-4-0 (American)
Gauge
1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length loco
10.01 m
Wheelbase
7.30 m
Empty mass
51.5 t
Service mass
57 t
Adhesion mass
29 t
Rigid wheelbase
2.80 m
Axle load
14.5 t
Water capacity
16,700 l
Fuel capacity
5.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Grate area
2.9 m²
Firebox surface
11 m²
Tube heating surface
144.5 m²
Evaporative heating surface
155.5 m²
Total heating surface
155.5 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
2,140 mm
Boiler pressure
13 bar
Expansion type
compound
Cylinders
two, HP: 500 x 680 mm and LP: 740 x 680 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Indicated power
662 kW (900 PS)
Top speed
90 km/h
Starting effort
60.3 kN
Starting effort simple
72.3 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 4.72
Optimal speed
68 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
11.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
210.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 1,328.96
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.97
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 8.09
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 53.62
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 13.14
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