FC Rosario a Puerto Belgrano 4-4-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 21 (Locobase 3738)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernández Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 21 |
| Locobase ID | 3738 |
| Railroad | FC Rosario a Puerto Belgrano (FCRPB) |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 12 |
| Road Numbers | 21-32 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 12 |
| Builder | Schwartzkopff |
| Year | 1910 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.86 / 2.70 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.95 / 7.30 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.37 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 70,548 / 32,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 109,790 / 49,800 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4401 / 16.67 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 6.60 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 59 / 29.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 72.80 / 1850 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 12 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19.69" x 25.59" / 500x650 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 20,156 / 9142.62 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.50 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.09 / 3.99 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 128.85 / 11.97 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 24.22 / 2.25 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1338 / 124.26 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 371 / 34.48 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1709 / 158.74 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 148.36 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4214 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5141 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 27,352 |
| Power L1 | 12,457 |
| Power MT | 778.56 |