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 Sweat House Media

ClassVIIIX
Locobase ID3741 3743
RailroadFC Santa Fe (FCSF)FC Santa Fe (FCSF)
CountryArgentinaArgentina
Whyte2-6-22-6-2
Number in Class2013
Road Numbers251-270601-613
GaugeMetreMetre
Number Built2013
BuilderSLMSLM
Year19091909
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 / 23,67452,192 / 23,674
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2200 / 8.332200 / 8.33
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)3 / 33 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)29 / 14.5029 / 14.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)48 / 121948 / 1219
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)174 / 12174 / 12
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 19.7" / 381x50015.8" x 21.6" / 401x549
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)13,658 / 6195.1716,615 / 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 / 3.7912.42 / 3.79
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)16.80 / 1.5616.80 / 1.56
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)918 / 85.32918 / 85.32
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)250 / 23.23250 / 23.23
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1168 / 108.551168 / 108.55
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume227.83187.28
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation29232923
Same as above plus superheater percentage35373537
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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