PRR D15

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PRR D15
PRR D15
PRR #1515 in its official builders' portrait.
Power type steam
Builder PRR Altoona Shops[1]
Build date 1892[1]
Total production 1
Configuration 4-4-0
UIC classification 2'D
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Leading wheel size 42 in (1,100 mm)[2]
Driver size 84 in (2,100 mm)[2]
Wheelbase 22 ft 11.25 in (6,990 mm)[2]
Length 59 ft 7.8 in (18,180 mm)[2]
Height 14 ft 11.5 in (4,560 mm)[2]
Axle load 48,500 pounds (22,000 kg)[2]
Weight on drivers 84,000 pounds (38,000 kg)[2]
Locomotive weight 145,500 pounds (66,000 kg)[2]
Locomotive and tender combined weight 222,500 lb (100,900 kg)[2]
Fuel type Soft coal
Fuel capacity 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)[2]
Water capacity 3,000 US gal (11,000 L)[2]
Boiler pressure 205 psi (14.1 bar)
Fire grate area 30 sq ft (2.8 m²)[2]
Heating surface: Tubes 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m²)[2]
Heating surface: Firebox 163 sq ft (15.1 m²)[2]
Heating surface: Total 1,825 sq ft (169.5 m²)[2]
Cylinders 2 (Lindner compound)
High-pressure
cylinder size
19.5×28 in (495×711 mm)
Low-pressure
cylinder size
31×28 in (787×711 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Tractive effort 20,800 pounds (9.4 kN)
Factor of adhesion 4.04
Career Pennsylvania Railroad
Class D15
Number in class 1
Number 1515

The class D15 (class T, pre 1895) of the Pennsylvania Railroad comprised a solitary Lindner-system cross compound steam locomotive of 4-4-0 "American" wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation. The sole locomotive was #1515, built in 1892; it had rather British lines with a full-length footplate and splashers, and large 84 in (2,100 mm) drivers.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, Clint. PRR Steam Roster. Northeast Rails. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Pennsylvania Railroad. PRR D15 diagram. PRR.Railfan.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  3. ^ Staufer, Alvin F. and Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam And Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900-1957. Staufer. LOC 62-20878.