FC Central Argentino 0-6-2 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class S5 (Locobase 3706)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | S5 |
| Locobase ID | 3706 |
| Railroad | FC Central Argentino (FCCA) |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 0-6-2T |
| Number in Class | 50 |
| Road Numbers | 550-599 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 50 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1928 |
| 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) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 114,576 / 51,971 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1000 / 3.79 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.80 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 64 / 32 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 49 / 1245 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 204.50 / 14.10 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 24,605 / 11160.65 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.66 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.42 / 3.18 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.40 / 1.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 725 / 67.38 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 165 / 15.33 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 890 / 82.71 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 114.99 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2945 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3504 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |