2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Argentina

FC Oeste de Buenos Aires


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 5 (Locobase 3731)

Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernandez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000); and John Poole, "Locomotives of the Buenos Aires Railway, 1890-1947", Locomotive Magazine, Volume , . (15 September 1950), p. 133. ( Poole's series began in late 1949 and ran for several years. Locobase downloaded the compiled series in PDF from the Archivo Ferroviario Digital at [], last accessed 30 April 2026.) Works numbers were 3608-3613 in 1898.

Delivered to the FCO over a two-year period (1898-1899) The design featured a Belpaire firebox that spanned 58 3/4" (1,491 mm), "a quite exceptional width", reported Poole ... Specs suggest an under-cylindered locomotive and low-calorie coal. On the other hand, the use of 67" (later 68"/1,727 mm with thicker tires) point to passenger hauls as well.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class5
Locobase ID3731
RailroadFC Oeste de Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class6
Road Numbers21-26/195-200
Gauge5'6"
Number Built6
BuilderDubs & Co
Year1898
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)32,648
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)94,752 / 42,979
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)113,288
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)86,520
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)199,808
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2991 / 11.33
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 4.70 / 4.30
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)53 / 26.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)67 / 1702
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)163.10 / 1110
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.99" x 24.02" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)16,085 / 7296.04
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.89
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)238 - 1.875" / 48
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10.50 / 3.20
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)114
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)34.34 / 3.19
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1339 / 124.40
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1339 / 124.40
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume189.48
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5601
Same as above plus superheater percentage5601
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area18,593
Power L14920
Power MT343.42

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