Norfolk & Western 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class N (Locobase 9715)

Data from Angus Sinclair, "Ratio of Heating Surface to Grate Area and Cylinder Volume," Railway and Locomotive Engineering (Volume 10, 1897), pp. 316-318.

Both the builder's date and the boiler pressure are estimates.

Specifications
ClassN
Locobase ID9715
RailroadNorfolk & Western
Whyte4-4-0
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Buildershops
Year1890
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase
Engine Wheelbase
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)0
Weight on Drivers75175 lbs
Engine Weight101050 lbs
Tender Light Weight0
Total Engine and Tender Weight0
Tender Water Capacity0
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)0
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run63 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter62"
Boiler Pressure140 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"
Tractive Effort14925 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.04
Heating Ability
Firebox Area141.80 sq. ft
Grate Area18.50 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1612
Superheating Surface0
Combined Heating Surface1612
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume228.05
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2590
Same as above plus superheater percentage2590
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area19852
Power L14750
Power MT278.60

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.