PRR D15
| PRR D15 | |
|---|---|
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PRR #1515 in its official builders' portrait. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | PRR Altoona Shops[1] |
| Build date | 1892[1] |
| Total produced | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-4-0 |
| UIC classification | 2′B nv2 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 42 in (1,067 mm)[2] |
| Driver diameter | 84 in (2,134 mm)[2] |
| Wheelbase |
Coupled: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m), Loco: 27 ft 9 1⁄4 in (8.46 m), Loco & tender: 48 ft 1 in (14.66 m)[2] |
| Length | 59 ft 7.8 in (18,181 mm)[2] |
| Height | 14 ft 11.5 in (4,559 mm)[2] |
| Axle load | 48,500 lb (22.0 tonnes)[2] |
| Weight on drivers | 84,000 lb (38.1 tonnes)[2] |
| Locomotive weight | 145,500 lb (66.0 tonnes)[2] |
| Locomotive and tender combined weight | 222,500 lb (100.9 tonnes)[2] |
| Fuel type | Soft coal |
| Fuel capacity | 15,000 lb (6.8 tonnes)[2] |
| Water capacity | 3,000 US gal (11,000 l; 2,500 imp gal)[2] |
| Boiler pressure | 205 lbf/in2 (1.41 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 30 sq ft (2.8 m2)[2] |
| Heating surface: – Tubes | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m2)[2] |
| – Firebox | 163 sq ft (15.1 m2)[2] |
| – Total | 1,825 sq ft (169.5 m2)[2] |
| Cylinders | 2 (Lindner compound) |
| High-pressure cylinder size | 19.5 in × 28 in (495 mm × 711 mm) |
| Low-pressure cylinder size | 31 in × 28 in (787 mm × 711 mm) |
| Valve gear | Stephenson |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 20,800 lbf (92.52 kN) |
| Factor of adhesion | 4.04 |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Class | D15 |
| Number in class | 1 |
| Number(s) | 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 very British lines with a full-length footplate, splashers, a six-wheel tender, and large 84 in (2,134 mm) drivers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chamberlin, Clint. "PRR Steam Roster". Northeast Rails. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Pennsylvania Railroad. "PRR D15 diagram". PRR.Railfan.net. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ↑ Staufer, Alvin F. and Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam And Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900–1957. Staufer. LCCN 62020878.
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