Rutland 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Class F-12a (Locobase 9476)

Data from Angus Sinclair (ed),Railway and Locomotive Engineering, March 1903, p. 121.

The 1946 roster archived at http://www.sover.net/~getty/Rosters/Rutland_1946.htm, last accessed 23 August 2008, shows a mixture of Manchester and Schenectady origins. Piston valves had maximum travel of 6".

Specifications
ClassF-12a
Locobase ID9476
RailroadRutland
Whyte4-6-0
Road Numbers40-49
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco
Year1902
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14.83'
Engine Wheelbase25.83'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.57
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)56.25'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers118000 lbs
Engine Weight155000 lbs
Tender Light Weight116400 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight271400 lbs
Tender Water Capacity5900 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)10 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run66 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter69"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 26"
Tractive Effort25623 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.61
Heating Ability
Firebox Area178.85 sq. ft
Grate Area30 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2446
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface2446
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume258.73
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation6000
Same as above plus superheater percentage6000
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area35770
Power L18126
Power MT455.46

Reference

Credits

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