CPR class T1c
| T1c | |
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 T1c 5931 in Calgary
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| Numbering: | CP 5930-5935 |
| Number: | 6th |
| Manufacturer: | MLW |
| Year of construction (s): | 1949 |
| Retirement: | 1959 |
| Axis formula : | 1'E2 ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 29834 mm |
| Wheelbase with tender: | 26,648 mm |
| Service mass with tender: | 332 t |
| Friction mass: | 141.5 t |
| Top speed: | 105 km / h |
| Starting tractive effort: | 340 kN |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1600 mm |
| Impeller diameter front: | 921 mm |
| Rear wheel diameter: | 1143 mm |
| Cylinder diameter: | 635 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 813 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 19.6 bar |
| Grate area: | 8.7 m² |
| Superheater area : | 186 m² |
| Evaporation heating surface: | 418.4 m² |
| Particularities: | booster |
The locomotives of the T1c class of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the third series Selkirk locomotives . It consisted of 6 locomotives that were built in 1949 by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in the province of Québec with the serial numbers 76221 to 76226. The last locomotive in the series was also the last steam locomotive built for a Canadian railroad.
technology
The oil-fired Texas locomotives had a 1'E2 ' wheel arrangement, that is, a leading running axle , five coupling axles and a trailing bogie . The superheated steam locomotives had two external cylinders with a maximum pulling force of 350 kN, which could be increased to 53 kN with a booster .
Preserved locomotives
Two machines of the T1c have been preserved, the 5931 and 5935, the remaining four have been scrapped. The 5931 is in the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary and the 5935 is in the Canadian Railway Museum in Delson .
source
- A. von Hornstein: Locomotives and railcars of the world , Werner Classen Verlag Zurich 1972, ISBN 3-7172-0176-X
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hiawatha Pete: Photo: CPR 5931 Canadian Pacific Steam 2-10-4 at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In: RailPictures.Net. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Darren Holowathy: CP 5935 Canadian Pacific Railway Steam 2-10-4 at St.Constant, Quebec, Canada. In: RailPictures.Net. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .