Pittsburgh, Bessemer, & Lake Erie 2-6-0 "Mogul" Type Locomotives

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue. See the Pittsburgh, Bessemer, and Lake Erie 2-8-0 #81 for a comparison of the two engines.

Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004.

Works #2803-2805 in September 1897. (2938-2941, road #65-68 were delivered 7 months later and seem likely to have been repeats of the 50.)

All sold for scrap in 1929.

Specifications
Class
Locobase ID2628
RailroadPittsburgh, Bessemer, & Lake Erie
Whyte2-6-0
Road Numbers50-52
GaugeStd
BuilderBrooks
Year1897
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14'
Engine Wheelbase22.42'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.62
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)52.33'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers145400 lbs
Engine Weight167850 lbs
Tender Light Weight85000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight252850 lbs
Tender Water Capacity4000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run80.78 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter56"
Boiler Pressure180 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 26"
Tractive Effort28414 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.12
Heating Ability
Firebox Area186 sq. ft
Grate Area28.40 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2057
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface2057
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume217.58
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5112
Same as above plus superheater percentage5112
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area33480
Power L15308.05
Power MT241.45

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.