Vanegas, Cedral & Rio Verde 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class Matehuala (Locobase 9620)

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue.

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 #1644.

Older-style Eight-wheeler with dome over the crown sheet just ahead of the cab andlarge oil-fueled headlight.

Specifications
ClassMatehuala
Locobase ID9620
RailroadVanegas, Cedral & Rio Verde
Whyte4-4-0
Road Numbers2
Gauge3'
BuilderBrooks
Year1890
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase7'
Engine Wheelbase18.17'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.39
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)41'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers48000 lbs
Engine Weight65000 lbs
Tender Light Weight55000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight120000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity2400 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run40 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter50"
Boiler Pressure150 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)15" x 20"
Tractive Effort11475 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.18
Heating Ability
Firebox Area79 sq. ft
Grate Area13.50 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface797
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface797
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume194.84
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2025
Same as above plus superheater percentage2025
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area11850
Power L13642
Power MT334.55

Credits

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