Mexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Class 7 (Locobase 9632)

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue.

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 #2783.

A Belpaire-boilered Ten-wheeler with cabbage stack.

Specifications
Class7
Locobase ID9632
RailroadMexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific
Whyte4-6-0
Road Numbers7
GaugeStd
BuilderBrooks
Year1898
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase11'
Engine Wheelbase23.33'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.47
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)51.33'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers108850 lbs
Engine Weight143700 lbs
Tender Light Weight85000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight228700 lbs
Tender Water Capacity4500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run60.47 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter56"
Boiler Pressure180 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 24"
Tractive Effort26229 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.15
Heating Ability
Firebox Area187.70 sq. ft
Grate Area26.10 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2032
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface2032
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume232.85
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4698
Same as above plus superheater percentage4698
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area33786
Power L15718.62
Power MT347.47

Credits

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