Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works #2948-2950, produced in April 1898.
The Washington County Railroad Company ran in Maine as an independent line until its takeover by the Maine Central in 1911. According to a list compiled by Mr. Bradley L. Peters in 1976 and preserved on http://www.trainnet.org/Libraries/Lib002/MEC-CO.TXT (visited 5 Aug 2004), it was chartered in 1893 and its major lines opened in 1898. Altogether it operated 115 miles connecting Ellsworth, Machias, and Eastport
The class shown shared the same firebox and had the same number of fire tubes as the 5 Ten-Wheelers that went into production just before in Brooks' Dunkirk Works; see Locobase 2983.
Obviously there was little use for a small 4-4-0 in the MEC as each of these locomotives operated for a little over 20 years, after which they were scrapped.
Road # Year Changed to new # MEC Scrapped
1 21 in 1900 117 Sept 1921
2 22 in Nov 1905 118 Feb 1920
3 23 in Jan 1907 119 Sept 1921
It's possible that #10 (works #3275) was of the same class although it had 63" drivers. That locomotive became #24in 1906 and 120 when the MEC took it over. Its scrap date was considerably earlier -- June 1916.
Schenectady's catalogue says that the engine was "...in service on the fast heavy seaside passenger trains between Portland and Bar Harbor, Me."
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 | 77 |
| Locobase ID | 2151 | 11112 |
| Railroad | Washington County (MEC) | Maine Central (MEC) |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 |
| Road Numbers | 1-3 / 21-23 / 117-119 | 77 |
| Gauge | Std | Std |
| Builder | Brooks | Schenectady |
| Year | 1898 | 1897 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase | 8' | 9.17' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 22.67' | 24.08' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.35 | 0.38 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 48.92' | 46.67' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | ||
| Weight on Drivers | 70800 lbs | 72000 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 107000 lbs | 111800 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 85000 lbs | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 192000 lbs | 230450 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 4000 gals | 3400 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 8.5 tons | tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 59 lb rail | 60 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter | 62" | 68" |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi | 160 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 18" x 24" | 19" x 24" |
| Tractive Effort | 19189 lbs | 17328 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.69 | 4.16 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Firebox Area | 134 sq. ft | 156 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 21.80 sq. ft | 18.32 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 1490 | 1828 |
| Superheating Surface | ||
| Combined Heating Surface | 1490 | 1828 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 210.79 | 232.10 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3924 | 2931 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3924 | 2931 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 24120 | 24960 |
| Power L1 | 5684 | 6005 |
| Power MT | 353.98 | 367.74 |
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