PRR D15
PRR D15|
PRR #1515 in its official builders' portrait. |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type |
Steam |
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| Builder |
PRR Altoona Shops[1] |
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| Build date |
1892[1] |
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| Total produced |
1 |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
4-4-0 |
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| UIC class |
2′B nv2 |
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| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Leading dia |
42 in (1,067 mm)[2] |
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| Driver diameter |
84 in (2,134 mm)[2] |
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| 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] |
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| Length |
59 ft 7.8 in (18,181 mm)[2] |
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| Height |
14 ft 11.5 in (4,559 mm)[2] |
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| Axle load |
48,500 lb (22.0 tonnes)[2] |
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| Adhesive weight |
84,000 lb (38.1 tonnes)[2] |
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| Loco weight |
145,500 lb (66.0 tonnes)[2] |
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| Loco & tender weight |
222,500 lb (100.9 tonnes)[2] |
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| Fuel type |
Soft coal |
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| Fuel capacity |
15,000 lb (6.8 tonnes)[2] |
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| Water cap |
3,000 US gal (11,000 l; 2,500 imp gal)[2] |
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Firebox:
• Firegrate area |
30 sq ft (2.8 m2)[2] |
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| Boiler pressure |
205 lbf/in2 (1.41 MPa) |
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| Heating surface |
1,825 sq ft (169.5 m2)[2] |
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| • Tubes |
1,662 sq ft (154.4 m2)[2] |
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| • Firebox |
163 sq ft (15.1 m2)[2] |
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| Cylinders |
2 (Lindner compound) |
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| High-pressure cylinder |
19.5 in × 28 in (495 mm × 711 mm) |
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| Low-pressure cylinder |
31 in × 28 in (787 mm × 711 mm) |
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| Valve gear |
Stephenson |
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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 2 Chamberlin, Clint. "PRR Steam Roster". Northeast Rails. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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.
