Norfolk & Western 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Data from Angus Sinclair, "Ratio of Heating Surface to Grate Area and Cylinder Volume," Railway and Locomotive Engineering (Volume 10, 1897), pp. 316-318.

Both the builder's date and the boiler pressure are estimates.

Class V1 (Locobase 7822)

Data from N&W 3-1955 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Among the few Ten-wheeler classes operated by the N & W, this class had 9 1/2"piston valves and a good-sized boiler. Although procured as a fast-freight engines, they spent most of their career in light-passenger and mixed-traffic service.

Specifications
ClassV1
Locobase ID97147822
RailroadNorfolk & WesternNorfolk & Western
Whyte4-6-04-6-0
Road Numbers962-966
GaugeStdStd
BuildershopsAlco-Richmond
Year18901902
Valve GearStephensonStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase12.50'
Engine Wheelbase23.75'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.53
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)54.91'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)044500 lbs
Weight on Drivers97800 lbs128025 lbs
Engine Weight123800 lbs162350 lbs
Tender Light Weight0167500 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight0329850 lbs
Tender Water Capacity09000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)014 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run54.33 lb rail71.12 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter62"62"
Boiler Pressure140 psi200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)19" x 24"19.5" x 28"
Tractive Effort16629 lbs29193 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.88 4.39
Heating Ability
Firebox Area151 sq. ft183 sq. ft
Grate Area29 sq. ft32.60 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface19282403
Superheating Surface0
Combined Heating Surface19282403
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume244.80248.28
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation40606520
Same as above plus superheater percentage40606520
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2114036600
Power L14928.277085.06
Power MT333.28366.02

Credits

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