Berlin-Hamburg 0-4-2 Locomotives in Germany


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class PLUTO (Locobase 709)

Few successful 0-4-2s with outside cylinders were built (notably some of Nord's Rhone type). The PLUTO represents an "Intermediate Train Locomotive" built for the Berlin-and-Hamburg. It was rated at 47 mph, indicating better riding qualities than earlier 0-4-2s built for the Prussian Eastern in 1856, but its outside, overhanging cylinders inevitably limited its rideability at higher speeds.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

ClassPLUTO
Locobase ID709
RailroadBerlin-Hamburg
CountryPrussia
Whyte0-4-2
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built
BuilderBorsig
Year1865
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)14.67 / 4.47
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)66,370 / 30,105
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)77,065 / 34,956
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)55 / 27.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)59.70 / 1516
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)118.90 / 8.20
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15.98" x 22.01" / 406x560
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)9515 / 4315.94
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 6.98
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)15.93 / 1.48
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)866 / 80.45
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)866 / 80.45
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume169.50
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1894
Same as above plus superheater percentage1894
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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