LE&StL 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class G-1 (Locobase 2651)

Data from SRY 1917 Driscol List & Description of Locomotives supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

When the Southern absorbed the LE & St L, it grouped these 10 Consolidations as 2000-2009 in its St. Louis Division.

They were scrapped between 1923-1929.

Prince (1965)

Specifications
ClassG-1
Locobase ID2651
RailroadLE&StL
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers100-109
GaugeStd
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1892
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)
Weight on Drivers103600 lbs
Engine Weight118600 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight0
Tender Water Capacity
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run43.17 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter50"
Boiler Pressure175 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 24"
Tractive Effort28560 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.63
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area29.75 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1633
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1633
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume187.13
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5206.25
Same as above plus superheater percentage5206.25
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.