Data from "Exiles in Russia," The Locomotive Magazine, Vol VIII (20 June 1903), pp. 429.
This class of little tanks served several railways in Russia for decades. The two illustrated in the LM article were the pair that went to the Kursk, Kharkhov & Sebastopol Railway in 1879. As part of their transformation, they shed the cabbage-stack suitable for spark-arresting a wood fire and adopted a straight stack instead. The KKS livery was a bright green with black borders and vermillion lines.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 281 |
| Locobase ID | 10343 |
| Railroad | Voronezh-Rostov |
| Country | Russia |
| Whyte | 0-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 10 |
| Road Numbers | 281+ |
| Gauge | 5' |
| Number Built | 10 |
| Builder | Kitson & Co |
| Year | 1871 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 504 / 1.91 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 36.50 / 927 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130 / 9 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 12" x 18" / 305x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 7847 / 3559.34 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 6.30 / 0.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 378 / 35.12 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 378 / 35.12 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 160.43 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 819 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 819 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |