Beira Alta 4-6-0 Locomotives in Portugal
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 230-2059 (Locobase 3355)
Data from [
], the web site of the Spanish National Railway. See also the Madrid Railroad Museum's (Museo de Ferrocarril de Madrid) website at [], last accessed 9 April 2015. Three (works numbers 17647-17649) arrived in 1907, three more in 1909.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 230-2059 |
| Locobase ID | 3355 |
| Railroad | Beira Alta |
| Country | Portugal |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 6 |
| Road Numbers | 60-65/760-765/230-2059 a 230-2064 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 6 |
| Builder | North British |
| Year | 1907 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.54 / 3.52 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 21.96 / 6.69 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.53 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 41.64 / 12.69 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 30,241 / 13,717 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 90,050 / 40,846 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 123,207 / 55,886 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 75,149 / 34,087 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 198,356 / 89,973 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3696 / 14 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 6.60 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 50 / 25 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 61.50 / 1562 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 171.10 / 11.80 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19.02" x 25.98" / 483x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 22,226 / 10081.56 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.05 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 126 - 1.969" / 50 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.37 / 3.77 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 133.04 / 12.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 27.23 / 2.53 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1981 / 184 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1981 / 184 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 231.87 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4659 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4659 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 22,763 |
| Power L1 | 5432 |
| Power MT | 398.96 |