Buenos Aires & Rosario 4-4-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Serie P.4 (FCCA) (Locobase 3698)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000). Works numbers were 3348-3850, 3637-3638 in 1895 and 4061-4065 in 1899.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Serie P.4 (FCCA) |
| Locobase ID | 3698 |
| Railroad | Buenos Aires & Rosario |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 10 |
| Road Numbers | 225-234 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 10 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1895 |
| 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) | 61,040 / 27,687 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2490 / 9.43 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 73.50 / 1867 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 178.40 / 1230 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 16,043 / 7276.99 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.80 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.25 / 3.12 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 21.40 / 1.99 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1362 / 126.58 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1362 / 126.58 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 192.68 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3818 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3818 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |