The Inverness Railway and Coal Company operated in the western part of Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada. Originally begun as the Inverness Railway, the line eventually ran 60 miles from Port Hastings to Inverness. A change of ownership in 1902 led to adoption of the IR & CC.
The CLC Consolidations (works 582-583, produced in March 1903) were ordered to cope with the increased traffic (up to 14 coal cars per day). They had Belpaire boilers and, as can be seen, modest dimensions. R&LE pronounced them "...well-proportioned ..." and concluded that they presented "...a neat and trim appearance."
Coal traffic soon proved insufficient to cover costs and the railway went into receivership in 1915. The Canadian National leased the IR & CC from 1 February 1924 until 1929, when it bought it outright. By this time, both Consolidations had been scrapped.
In the late 1980s, flooding at the last signficant mine led to the line's closing.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 9486 |
| Railroad | Inverness Railway & Coal Company |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 5-6 /4-5 / 2000-01 |
| Gauge | 785 mm |
| Builder | Canadian Locomotive Co |
| Year | 1903 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 14.87' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 22.54' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.66 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 50.10' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 96000 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 140500 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 127000 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 267500 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 4800 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 12 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 40 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 50" |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 19" x 24" |
| Tractive Effort | 26512 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.62 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 140 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 43.70 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 1831 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 1831 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 232.48 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 7866 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 7866 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 25200 |
| Power L1 | 4820.46 |
| Power MT | 442.80 |
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