2-8-2 Steam Locomotives in Hungary

Magyar Allamvasutak


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class TIVc/40 (Locobase 1540)

Data from "MAV 40 sorozat" in Wikipedia at [] (translated by Google), last accessed 2 October 2025. Works numbers were 1782-1788 in 1908.

Seven Mikado engines fitted with the Abt rack-system duplicated many of the specifications of the four 0-8-4RTs originally delivered in 1896 (Locobase 1541). Like those, their rack cylinder diameters measured 420 mm (16.54" ), driving the inside gearing when engaging the centrally aligned rack on the Karánsebes-Orvállajja rack railway section. To enhance the design's ability to negotiate tight curves, leading and trailing trucks used the Adams radial system. The MAV set rod-driven operation maximum speed at 40 kph (25 mph). On the rack, a TIVc rated a 12 kph (7.5 mph) speed.

Reorganization of class IDs in 1911 led to these engines falling in Class 40. After the armistice ending World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the 40's operating area came under Romanian control.

After it was retired, class member 40.006 languished until a group restored the engine to operating condition in 2014.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassTIVc/40
Locobase ID1540
RailroadMagyar Allamvasutak (MAV)
CountryHungary
Whyte2-8-2RT
Number in Class7
Road Numbers4291-4297/40.001-007
GaugeStd
Number Built7
BuilderFloridsdorf
Year1908
Valve GearHeusinger
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)14.12 / 4.30
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)31,107 / 14,110
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)107,744 / 48,872
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)157,189 / 71,300
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)41.30 / 1049
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)174 / 1200
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)19.7" x 19.7" / 500x500
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)27,379 / 12418.92
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.94
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)25.82 / 2.40
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1784 / 165.80
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)568 / 52.79
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2352 / 218.59
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume256.70
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4493
Same as above plus superheater percentage5571
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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