The steam locomotive K ( K Olomensky , nickname - Cuckoo ) is a Russian passenger locomotive , which was produced from 1907 to 1914 . Factory type 114. It was created by the engineers of the Kolomna plant, E. E. Noltein and K. N. Sushkin to replace steam locomotives of the Z and Z series. It is the first Russian locomotive at which the firebox was carried over the frame (but remained between the driving wheels).
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 And A -76 (1909 release, factory type 109) on the Perm railway . Photo by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky , 1910 . | |
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| Country of construction | Russia |
| Factory | Kolomensky , Putilovsky , workshops of the Moscow-Kazan railway |
| Years built | 1907 - 1912 |
| Total built | 145 |
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| Axial formula | 2-3-0 |
| Steam locomotive length | 10 665 mm |
| Diameter of runner wheels | 1,030 mm |
| Diameter of the driving wheels | 1 700 mm |
| Track width | 1524 mm |
| Official weight of the locomotive | 74.0 t |
| Empty weight of the engine | 65.5 t |
| Adhesion weight | 47.4 t |
| Load from driving axles on rails | 15.2 tf |
| Structural speed | 105 km / h |
| Boiler steam pressure | 12 kg / cm² |
| Full evaporative heating surface of the boiler | 164.3 m² |
| Superheater type | two-way Schmidt |
| Superheater heating surface | 40 m² |
| Grate area | 2.76 m² |
| Number of cylinders | 2 |
| Bore | 575 mm |
| Piston stroke | 650 mm |
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| A country | Russia ( USSR ) |
In 1911, the production of its enhanced version, K v . It was a powerful and reliable locomotive that was used for driving express trains. In connection with the advent of a more powerful and reliable locomotive of the C series , the locomotives of the K were transferred to the commuter traffic .
Literature
- V.A. Rakov . Locomotives of K series // Locomotives of domestic railways 1845-1955. - 2nd, revised and enlarged. - Moscow: "Transport", 1995. - p. 227-230. - ISBN 5-277-00821-7 .