Provincial Railways of Buenos Aires 4-4-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 14 (Locobase 3734)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000). See also DeGolyer, Volume 14, p. 253; and "Railroad Progress in the Argentine", National Car and Locomotive Builder, Volume 23, No 6 (June 1892), p. 89. Works numbers were 9854, 9856, 9872, 9879-9886 in March 1889.
Railway was later renamed FC Oeste de Buenos Aires.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 14 |
| Locobase ID | 3734 |
| Railroad | Provincial Railways of Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 10 |
| Road Numbers | 95-104 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 10 |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1889 |
| 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) | 60,704 / 27,535 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2300 / 8.71 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 5 / 5 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 72 / 1829 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.5" x 24" / 445x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,280 / 5116.53 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.38 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 204 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.75 / 3.28 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 115 / 10.68 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 17.90 / 1.66 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1282 / 119.10 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1282 / 119.10 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 191.88 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2327 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2327 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,950 |
| Power L1 | 4336 |
| Power MT | 314.95 |