FC del Sud de Buenos Aires 4-4-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 6E (Locobase 3746)
Data from Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
These were originally delivered to the FC Buenos Aires a Ensenada.
Class unknown (Locobase 20833)
Data from "Rolling Stock on the Great Southern Railway, Buenos Ayres", Engineer, Volume 23 (22 February 1867), p. 166.
At the time Engineer showed illustrations of the engine and its passenger carriages, the Sud extended from Buenos Ayres [sic] 78 miles (126 km) south to Chascomas making nine intermediate stops. Virtually all of the way ran level with just one section of 1 in 90 and easy curves. Rails weighed 90 lb/yard (45 kg/metre) and were laid on the ground with no ballast. Over this profile the RS tanks were tasked to take 21 wagons up 1 in 200 (0.5%) at 25 mph (40 kph).
Fuel was imported and thus coal economy was paramount and these engines were credited with consumption rates averaging 9-10 lb/mile (2.53-2.87 kg/km). Under the boiler, compensation levers equalized the bogie and the lead driving axle.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 6E | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 3746 | 20833 |
| Railroad | FC del Sud de Buenos Aires (FCS) | FC del Sud de Buenos Aires (FCS) |
| Country | Argentina | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 6 | 8 |
| Road Numbers | 233-238 | |
| Gauge | Std | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 6 | 8 |
| Builder | Kitson & Co | Robert Stephenson & Co |
| Year | 1889 | 1865 |
| 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) | 58,576 / 26,570 | 58,576 / 26,570 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 56,000 / 25,401 | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1600 / 6.06 | 720 / 2.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 5.60 / 5 | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 49 / 24.50 | 49 / 24.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 | 60 / 1524 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 152.30 / 1050 | 120 / 830 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 26" / 457x660 | 13" x 22" / 330x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 20,195 / 9160.31 | 6321 / 2867.16 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 2.90 | 9.27 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 143 - 1.875" / 48 | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.42 / 3.18 | 10.12 / 3.08 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 64 / 5.95 | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18.90 / 1.76 | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1014 / 94.24 | 758 / 70.42 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1014 / 94.24 | 758 / 70.42 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 132.42 | 224.28 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2878 | |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2878 | |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 7680 | |
| Power L1 | 3827 | |
| Power MT | 288.07 | |