Data from A Gonzalez, "Four-wheels Coupled Bogie Compound (Worsdell- vonBorries-Lapage System) Engine for the Argentine Republic Government Railways", Railway Engineer, Volume XII [12], No. 1 (January 1891), pp. 1-2.
This set of 54" four-coupled passenger locomotives was part of a larger order that included 27 more compound goods engines. The
Data from "Some Foreign Compounds", Railroad & Locomotive Engineering, Volume 8, Number 1 (January 1895), p. 29.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
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Class | unknown | unknown |
Locobase ID | 20474 | 12735 |
Railroad | ||
Country | Argentina | Argentina |
Whyte | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 |
Number in Class | 11 | 1 |
Road Numbers | ||
Gauge | Metre | 5'6" |
Number Built | 11 | 1 |
Builder | Sharp, Stewart | Neilson & Co |
Year | 1890 | 1894 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson |
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) | 48,500 / 21,999 | 49,280 / 22,353 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 58,400 / 26,490 | 83,000 / 37,648 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2520 / 9.55 | 2112 / 8 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | ||
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 40 / 20 | 41 / 20.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 | 54 / 1372 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 | 160 / 1100 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 22" / 381x559 (1) | 15" x 22" / 381x559 (1) |
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 21.5" x 22" / 546x559 (1) | 21.5" x 22" / 546x559 (1) |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 8385 / 3803.38 | 8385 / 3803.38 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.78 | 5.88 |
Heating Ability | ||
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 160 - 2" / 51 | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10 / 3.05 | |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 76 / 7.06 | |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14 / 1.30 | |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 818 / 76.02 | |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 818 / 76.02 | |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 363.58 | |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2240 | |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2240 | |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,160 | |
Power L1 | 3732 | |
Power MT | 333.91 |