KFNB - Bucephalus
| KFNB "BUCEPHALUS" | |
|---|---|
| Type : | 1A1 n2 |
| Empty mass: | 13.4 t |
| Service mass: | 14.6 t |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,897 mm |
| Impeller diameter front: | 1,185 mm |
| Rear wheel diameter: | 1,087 mm |
| Cylinder diameter: | 338 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 454 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 5.4 bar |
| Grate area: | 0.80 m² |
| Radiant heating surface: | 4.90 m² |
| Tubular heating surface: | 44.20 m² |
The steam locomotive "BUCEPHALUS" was a passenger locomotive of the KFNB . It was the third machine delivered to KFNB by the Tayleur & Co. locomotive factory in Warrington in 1839 and corresponded to the English types with axle formula 1A1 (cf. “ AUSTRIA ” and “ VINDOBONA ”). The cylinders were arranged under the smoke chamber and drove the cranked second axle.
In 1839 the "BUCEPHALUS" brought a court train from Gänserndorf to Vienna in 29 minutes . That results in an average speed of 62.5 km / h!
The "BUCEPHALUS" was retired in 1862 .
literature
- Alfred Horn: The Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn , The Austrian-Hungarian Railways, Volume 2, Bohmann Verlag, 1970
- Karl Gölsdorf : Locomotive construction in old Austria 1837-1918 , Slezak publishing house , 1978, ISBN 3-900134-40-5