FC Santa Fe 2-6-2 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class VIII (Locobase 3741)
Data from Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
Mixed-traffic locomotives delivered from a Swiss builder in 1909-1910.
Class X (Locobase 3743)
Data from Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
Fernandez has a confusing comment about these engines, noting that some of them were converted from Series 8 to Series 10 engines. About the only difference Locobase could see is a slightly larger boiler (with the same heating surface areas). It's possible that these are Class VIII survivors that were much later reboilered and renumbered at the same time.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | VIII | X |
| Locobase ID | 3741 | 3743 |
| Railroad | FC Santa Fe (FCSF) | FC Santa Fe (FCSF) |
| Country | Argentina | Argentina |
| Whyte | 2-6-2 | 2-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 20 | 13 |
| Road Numbers | 251-270 | 601-613 |
| Gauge | Metre | Metre |
| Number Built | 20 | 13 |
| Builder | SLM | SLM |
| Year | 1909 | 1909 |
| 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) | 52,192 / 23,674 | 52,192 / 23,674 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2200 / 8.33 | 2200 / 8.33 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 29 / 14.50 | 29 / 14.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 48 / 1219 | 48 / 1219 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 | 174 / 1200 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 19.7" / 381x500 | 15.8" x 21.6" / 401x549 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 13,658 / 6195.17 | 16,615 / 7536.45 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.82 | 3.14 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.42 / 3.79 | 12.42 / 3.79 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | ||
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 16.80 / 1.56 | 16.80 / 1.56 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 918 / 85.32 | 918 / 85.32 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 250 / 23.23 | 250 / 23.23 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1168 / 108.55 | 1168 / 108.55 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 227.83 | 187.28 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2923 | 2923 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3537 | 3537 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | ||
| Power L1 | ||
| Power MT | ||