Data from "Goods Tank Engine, Buenos Ayres and Campand [sic] Railway", The Engineer, Volume 42 (24 November 1876), p. 358. Works numbers wre 320-324 in 1876.
The BA&C connected Argentina's capital city to the deep-water port of Campana, 50 miles (80 km) away on the Parana River.
According to the Engineer's report, superintendent Cleminson's design had bogie bar frames "so universally used in the United States," but it wasn't built up with layers of flat iron. Rather, "the several parts are strong forgings, marchined and fitted together with the greatest precision." On the other hand, the main frame was of the typical British "plate kind ....of such a form as to afford immense vertical stiffness."
Performance was reported to have included "very moderate consumption of fuel and with very little expenditure on repairs."
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | II |
| Locobase ID | 21135 |
| Railroad | Buenos Ayres & Campana |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 4-8 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | Manning Wardle |
| Year | 1875 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7.50 / 2.29 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 19 / 5.79 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.39 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 12.17 / 3.71 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 71,860 / 32,595 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 71,860 / 32,595 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 71,860 / 32,595 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 780 / 2.95 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.40 / 1.30 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 60 / 30 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13" x 20" / 330x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 7449 / 3378.81 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 9.65 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 111 - 1.875" / 48 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 9.50 / 2.90 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 61 / 5.67 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 11 / 1.02 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 570 / 52.95 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 570 / 52.95 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 185.52 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1540 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1540 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 8540 |
| Power L1 | 3588 |
| Power MT | 220.16 |