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 ID | 2628 |
| Railroad | Pittsburgh, Bessemer, & Lake Erie |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Road Numbers | 50-52 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Brooks |
| Year | 1897 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 14' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 22.42' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.62 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 52.33' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 145400 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 167850 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 85000 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 252850 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 4000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 8.5 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 80.78 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 56" |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 20" x 26" |
| Tractive Effort | 28414 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.12 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 186 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 28.40 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 2057 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2057 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 217.58 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5112 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5112 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 33480 |
| Power L1 | 5308.05 |
| Power MT | 241.45 |
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