PKP class Pm36 is a class of two express passenger (P) 4-6-2 (m) steam locomotives ordered in 1936 for the Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways).
Quick Facts Type and origin, Power type ...
PKP Pm36 |
---|
Pm36-2 (Beautiful Helena) |
Type and origin |
---|
Power type | Steam |
---|
Builder | Fablok |
---|
Build date | 1937 |
---|
Total produced | 2 |
---|
|
Specifications |
---|
Configuration:
| |
---|
• Whyte | 4-6-2 |
---|
• UIC | 2′C1′ h2 |
---|
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
---|
Leading dia. | 950 mm (37.40 in) |
---|
Driver dia. | 2,000 mm (78.74 in) |
---|
Trailing dia. | 1,150 mm (45.28 in) |
---|
Length | 24.843 m (81 ft 6 in) |
---|
Axle load | 17.2 tonnes (16.9 long tons; 19.0 short tons) |
---|
Adhesive weight | 51.6 tonnes (50.8 long tons; 56.9 short tons) |
---|
Loco weight | 94.0 tonnes (92.5 long tons; 103.6 short tons) |
---|
Tender weight | 72.9 tonnes (71.7 long tons; 80.4 short tons) |
---|
Tender cap. | 9.0 tonnes (8.9 long tons; 9.9 short tons) |
---|
Firebox: | |
---|
• Grate area | 3.85 m2 (41.4 sq ft) |
---|
Boiler pressure | 18 kg/cm2 (1.77 MPa; 256 psi) |
---|
Heating surface: | |
---|
• Firebox | 15.00 m2 (161.5 sq ft) |
---|
• Total surface | 198.0 m2 (2,131 sq ft) |
---|
Superheater:
| |
---|
• Heating area | 71.2 m2 (766 sq ft) |
---|
Cylinders | Two, outside |
---|
Cylinder size | 530 mm × 700 mm (20.87 in × 27.56 in) |
---|
Valve gear | Heusinger (Walschaerts) |
---|
Loco brake | Westinghouse |
---|
|
Performance figures |
---|
Maximum speed | Pm36-1: 140 km/h (87 mph) Pm36-2: 130 km/h (81 mph) |
---|
Power output | 1,325 kW (1,780 hp) |
---|
Tractive effort | 147.5 kN (33,160 lbf) |
---|
|
Career |
---|
Operators | PKP » DRB » PKP |
---|
Class | PKP: Pm36 DRB: 186 |
---|
Numbers | PKP: Pm36-1 to Pm36-2 DRB: 18 601 to 18 602 |
---|
Nicknames | Piękna Helena |
---|
Locale | Poland |
---|
Retired | 1965 |
---|
Restored | 1995 |
---|
Current owner | PKP |
---|
|
Close