Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernandez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000). See also Wikipedia's entry " Ferrocarril Rosario a Puerto Belgrano" at [
]; and Gustavo Chalier, "El Ferrocarril Rosario Puerto Belgrano y el desarrollo del sector agrícola rosaleño" on the Archivo Historico Municipal website [
], last accessed 28 April 2024. Works numbers were 6305-6310 in 1907.
Tank switchers that were the first locomotives delivered to this new railway. At the tme of its opening in 1909, the French-financed RPB ran on its broad-gauge track from its origin 213 km (132 miles) to San Gregorio.Down at the other terminus in Puerto Belgrano, the 45 kg/metre (90 lb/yard) rails pointed north to Coronel Suarez some 224 km (139 miles) away; it opened at the beginning of 1910. Not quite a year later, the RPB joined the two together with the 360 km (224 mile) section between San Gregorio and Coronel Suarez.
This relatively straight and level line connected the markets in Buenos Aires to the grain fields in Santa Fe state to the south. It cut across the British-owned railways that would come to dominate the region. Chalier's AHM account reported how far short French aspierations failed to mateiralize. While grain production on the RPB amounted to 327,341 hectares, British-owned Southern railway's hectarage came to 3,525,476. Given the extremely high percentage of tonnage hauled consisted of grains, the Rosario's limits stand out.
It was a
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 1 |
Locobase ID | 3736 |
Railroad | FC Rosario a Puerto Belgrano (FCRPB) |
Country | Argentina |
Whyte | 0-8-0T |
Number in Class | 6 |
Road Numbers | 1-6 |
Gauge | 5'6" |
Number Built | 6 |
Builder | Borsig |
Year | 1907 |
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) | 138,992 / 63,046 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 138,992 / 63,046 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1452 / 5.50 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.80 / 3 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 58 / 29 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 49.20 / 1250 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19.7" x 24.8" / 500x630 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 28,933 / 13123.80 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.80 |
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) | 22.60 / 2.10 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1346 / 125.09 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1346 / 125.09 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 153.85 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3932 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3932 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
Power L1 | |
Power MT |