FC Central Argentino 0-6-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class S3 (Locobase 3704)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernández Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000), confirmed and supplemented by [
], a scanned-in copy of a catalogue prepared ca. 1920.
Class S4 (Locobase 3705)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernández Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000). Built 1913-1921.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | S3 | S4 |
| Locobase ID | 3704 | 3705 |
| Railroad | FC Central Argentino (FCCA) | FC Central Argentino (FCCA) |
| Country | Argentina | Argentina |
| Whyte | 0-6-0ST | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 67 | 30 |
| Road Numbers | 20-86 | 931-960 |
| Gauge | 5'6" | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 67 | 30 |
| Builder | several | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1883 | 1913 |
| Valve Gear | ||
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13 / 3.96 | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13 / 3.96 | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 13 / 3.96 | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 94,080 / 42,674 | 107,744 / 48,872 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 94,080 / 42,674 | 107,744 / 48,872 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 94,080 / 42,674 | 107,744 / 48,872 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1200 / 4.55 | 1000 / 3.79 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.80 / 2 | 1.80 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 52 / 26 | 60 / 30 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 49 / 1245 | 49 / 1245 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 168.20 / 11.60 | 174 / 12 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 17,927 / 8131.56 | 20,935 / 9495.97 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.25 | 5.15 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 9.33 / 2.84 | 10.42 / 3.18 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 70 / 6.51 | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.50 / 1.35 | 14.40 / 1.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 847 / 78.72 | 923 / 85.78 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 847 / 78.72 | 923 / 85.78 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 151.65 | 146.39 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2439 | 2506 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2439 | 2506 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 11,774 | |
| Power L1 | 2944 | |
| Power MT | 206.96 | |