Cristalerias Rigolleau, SA 0-4-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 2 (Locobase 15454)
Data from DeGolyer, Vol 66, pp. 311+. See also "Peque'a historia de una firma pionera en el vidrio: Rigolleau" (loosely translates as "A small or short history of a pioneering firm in glass work: Rigolleau", pdf found at [
] and Rigolleau''s own time line at [], both last accessed 23 September 2013. Works number was 60658 in October 1928.
Cristaleria Rigolleau was a well-known bottler by the late 1920s, when this little oil-burning tank began serving the works at Berazategui. By that time, Rigolleau had installed automated bottlling equipment that produced more than 100,000 bottles per day.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 2 |
| Locobase ID | 15454 |
| Railroad | Cristalerias Rigolleau, SA |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 0-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 2 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1928 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 6 / 1.83 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 60,000 / 27,216 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 60,000 / 27,216 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 900 / 3.41 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 300 / 1136 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 50 / 25 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 34 / 864 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 190 / 1310 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 12" x 18" / 305x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 12,312 / 5584.64 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.87 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 67 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.12 / 3.08 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 50 / 4.65 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 11.80 / 1.10 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 402 / 37.36 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 402 / 37.36 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 170.61 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2242 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2242 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 9500 |
| Power L1 | 2979 |
| Power MT | 218.92 |