Jaroslav-Vologda-Archangel 0-6-0 Locomotives in Russia


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 20516)

Data from "Some Past and Present Russian Locos", Locomotive Magazine, Volume XXII [22] (15 March 1916), p. 56; and 15 May 1916, p. 96 for a correction.

As noted in Locobase 20511, the LM account provides information supplied by G F Tyas to LM's author about 19th Century Russian locomotives.

The author notes that these six-coupled goods were the first type of locomotive to establish regular working on the the Jaroslav-Vologda Railway. This line was laid as a more ambitious scheme, he says, once the "success and economy" of a narrow-gauge system had been demonstrated. The railway headed north to Archangel on Russia's northwestern coast and, once completed as the JV&A Railway, saw "a large volume of traffic during the months when the White Sea [was] open for navigation."

It was lightly built with 18.5 kg/metre (37 lb/yard) rail. It ran for 850 km (528 miles) to meet the standard gauge (says the author, possibly meaning Russia's 5' gauge instead). In the back of beyond, its tracks traversed tundra and forest land, needing only very gentle curves.

Like its Mogul counterpart in Locobase 20515, this engine displayed the disproportion of parts as its 3/4-scale boiler and running gear was backed by a full-size cab.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Classunknown
Locobase ID20516
RailroadJaroslav-Vologda-Archangel
CountryRussia
Whyte0-6-0
Number in Class
Road Numbers
Gauge3'6"
Number Built
BuilderKitson & Co
Year1872
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)11.98 / 3.65
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)11.98 / 3.65
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)41,447 / 18,800
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)41,447 / 18,800
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)23 / 11.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)33.10 / 840
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)130.50 / 9
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)12.01" x 17.91" / 305x455
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)8657 / 3926.75
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.79
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) 8.29 / 0.77
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)485 / 45.06
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)485 / 45.06
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume206.53
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1082
Same as above plus superheater percentage1082
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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