Quebec, Montreal & Southern 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class G-3-A (Locobase 6648)

Data from 1913 QM & S locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

By 1913, the QM & S had lost track of the provenance of this single Eight-wheeler, probably inherited from the QS. The boiler size and grate area, as well as general appearance, suggest the late 1880s; the 2 1/4" tubes suggest it was a Baldwin product.

Specifications
ClassG-3-A
Locobase ID6648
RailroadQuebec, Montreal & Southern
Whyte4-4-0
Road Numbers108
GaugeStd
Builder
Year
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase 8.50'
Engine Wheelbase23.50'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.36
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers59600 lbs
Engine Weight96500 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight0
Tender Water Capacity3500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run50 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure130 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"
Tractive Effort13639 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.37
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area17.62 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1240
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1240
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume175.42
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2291
Same as above plus superheater percentage2291
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area0
Power L10
Power MT0

Credits

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