Provincial Railways of Buenos Aires 0-6-0 Locomotives in Argentina


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 105 (Locobase 15504)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Vol 14, pp. 253. Works numbers were 9908-9910, 9912-9913, 9915-9917, 9919-9921, 9927 in April 1889.

Baldwin enjoyed limited success in Argentina selling to British-owned railroads, but it managed to persuade the Provincial Railways to buy a dozen six-coupled saddle tanks. The specs estimated the locomotive's weight at 62,000 lb (28,123 kg), but later notes show that the order was delivered almost 6 tons heavier (5,443 kg).

The order of locomotives by builder's numbers resulted in the following road number order: 113, 115-116, 114, 118, 120, 119, 117, 122-123, 121, and 124.

The Provincial Railways later became the FC del Oeste.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class105
Locobase ID15504
RailroadProvincial Railways of Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Whyte0-6-0ST
Number in Class12
Road Numbers113-124
Gauge5'6"
Number Built12
BuilderBurnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year1889
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 9.25 / 2.82
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 9.25 / 2.82
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)28,670 / 13,005
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)73,850 / 33,498
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)73,850 / 33,498
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)73,850 / 33,498
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)700 / 2.65
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)41 / 20.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)41 / 1041
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)130 / 900
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 22" / 381x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)13,341 / 6051.38
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.54
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)111 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)12.36 / 3.77
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)63.50 / 5.90
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)11.25 / 1.05
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)777 / 72.19
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)777 / 72.19
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume172.68
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1463
Same as above plus superheater percentage1463
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area8255
Power L12161
Power MT193.53

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