Data from "Argentine Great Western Railway Type 2.6.0", Locomotives Constructed by Kitson & Co, Limited (n.d.). Kitson works numbers were 4052-4061 in 1900 and 4112-4118 in 1902. Beyer Peacock works numbers 4418-4427 in 1902.
These were mixed-traffic simple-expansion engines
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 78 |
Locobase ID | 3726 |
Railroad | FC Gran Oeste Argentino (FCGOA) |
Country | Argentina |
Whyte | 2-6-0 |
Number in Class | 27 |
Road Numbers | 78-104 |
Gauge | 5'6" |
Number Built | 27 |
Builder | several |
Year | 1900 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.75 / 3.58 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 19.92 / 6.07 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.59 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 39.25 / 11.96 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 81,088 / 36,781 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 103,488 / 46,941 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 72,128 / 32,717 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 175,616 / 79,658 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2706 / 10.25 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 5 / 4.50 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 45 / 22.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 62 / 1575 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 1170 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.5" x 24" / 445x610 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 17,130 / 7770.05 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.73 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.75 / 3.28 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 87 / 8.08 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 20.40 / 1.90 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1092 / 101.45 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1092 / 101.45 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 163.44 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3468 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3468 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,790 |
Power L1 | 4015 |
Power MT | 327.48 |