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Hocking Valley class M-1

Chesapeake & Ohio class K

United States 1912 11 produced
Taylor Rush/Max Miller collection

Shortly after the C&O had gained control over the Hocking Valley Railway, they ordered new Mikados for them which were similar to their own class K-1. ALCO-Richmond delivered numbers 180 to 184 in 1912, followed by 185 to 190 in 1913. They had oversquare cylinders with a diameter of 29 inches and a stroke of only 28 inches. At 56 inches, the driver diameter was one inch smaller than that of the C&O locomotives. The boiler was originally pressed to 170 psi, what was later increased to 185 psi. 

When the Hocking Valley was completely incorporated into the C&O in 1930, these locomotives became class K No. 1089 to 1099. Some documents even counted them as class K-1, as they had many similarities with the original class K-1.

Schematic drawing C&O Loco Diagrams, 1947

Technical data

General

Built
1912-1913
Manufacturers
ALCO
Wheel arrangement
2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge
1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
22.90 m
Wheelbase
10.62 m
Total wheelbase
20.54 m
Service mass
146.3 t
Adhesion mass
110.9 t
Total mass
222.9 t
Rigid wheelbase
5.03 m
Water capacity
34,069 l
Fuel capacity
13.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Grate area
6.132 m²
Firebox surface
26.292 m²
Tube heating surface
350.059 m²
Evaporative heating surface
376.351 m²
Superheater surface
78.503 m²
Total heating surface
454.9 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
1,422 mm
Boiler pressure
11.7 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
two, 737 x 711 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Estimated power
1,976 kW
Starting effort
270.3 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 4.03
Optimal speed
45 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
13.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
664.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 911.74
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.32
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 12.41
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 74.18
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 13.31
Total/Superheater
1 : 4.79
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