BIG-BOY SPECIFICATIONS


Name:

Big Boy

Length:

40 m

Weight:

541 Tons

Surface of the fireboxgrill:

14 m2

Width of the cylinders:

604 mm

Length of the plunger:

813 mm

Width of the drivingwheels:

1,73 m

Power:

4680 kW at 68 km/h

Speed during service:

128 km/h

Content of the coaltender:

28,5 Tons

Content of the watertender:

95 Tons


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