Dick Construction Co Other Articulated Locomotives

Class 144 (Locobase 5041)

This could be regarded as Kitson-Meyer derivative as it had independent driven bogies, one under the boiler and one under the tank. The cylinders of the two engine sets faced each other under the middle of the locomotive. The very low driver diameter indicates, obviously, low speed and the unusual expedient of splitting four sets of drivers into two separated bogies indicates very tight turning radii.

Specifications
Class144
Locobase ID5041
RailroadDick Construction Co
Whyte0-4-0+0-4-0T
Road Numbers144
GaugeStd
BuilderVulcan Iron Works
Year1931
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase5'
Engine Wheelbase
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers116000 lbs
Engine Weight116000 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight116000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run48.33 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter33"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)13" x 16" (4)
Tractive Effort27859 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.16
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area17.80 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface855
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface855
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume173.92
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3560
Same as above plus superheater percentage3560
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.

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