Boston & Lowell 2-2-0 "Planet" Type Locomotives

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Class Details by Steve Llanso

Class Patrick (Locobase 802)

Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin #13 (1927) has a report by the railroad of this engine's performance.

An 1899 Locomotive History reproduced on http://www.livgenmi.com/1899LocomotiveHistory~41.htm gives the details (except for the boiler pressure) of this Planet type. The entry notes that the fireboxes in the class varied in depth from 3' 1 1/2" to 3' 3" deep giving heating surfaces of between 36.8 to 38.36 sq ft. The stack had two 1 1/2"-diameter blast pipes.

The other locomotives in the class were Concord, Nashua, Medford, and Suffolk.


Specifications by Steve Llanso
ClassPatrick
Locobase ID802
RailroadBoston & Lowell
Whyte2-2-0
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
BuilderLowell Manufacturing Co.
Year1837
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase
Engine Wheelbase
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)14448 lbs
Weight on Drivers14448 lbs
Engine Weight23072 lbs
Tender Light Weight14896 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight37968 lbs
Tender Water Capacity
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) on which locomotive could run24 lb/yard
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter60"
Boiler Pressure70 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)11" x 16"
Tractive Effort1920 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 7.53
Heating Ability
Firebox Area38.36 sq. ft
Grate Area 6.71 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface304 sq. ft
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface304 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume172.74
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation470
Same as above plus superheater percentage470
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2685
Power L11972
Power MT300.91

Credits

Introduction and roster provided by Richard Duley. Class details and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.