Plant System 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Data from "Richmond Ten Wheeler for the Plant System," Railway and Locomotive Engineering, March 1899, pp. 116, 123.

This locomotive was credited with 80 mph at several stretches in a run that covered 172 miles in 3 hours 22 minutes.

Specifications
Class
Locobase ID9501
RailroadPlant System
Whyte4-6-0
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
BuilderRichmond
Year1898
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase
Engine Wheelbase24.25'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)21'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers104000 lbs
Engine Weight138000 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight88700 lbs
Tender Water Capacity
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run57.78 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter69"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)19" x 26"
Tractive Effort23125 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.50
Heating Ability
Firebox Area152 sq. ft
Grate Area28.50 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2034
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface2034
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume238.39
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5700
Same as above plus superheater percentage5700
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area30400
Power L17531.78
Power MT478.98

Credits

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