Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000).
The balanced arrangement and relatively high drivers show that this design was intended for two-way passenger traffic out of Buenos Aires.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 7 |
Locobase ID | 3732 |
Railroad | FC Oeste de Buenos Aires |
Country | Argentina |
Whyte | 4-4-4T |
Number in Class | 6 |
Road Numbers | 135-140 |
Gauge | 5'6" |
Number Built | 6 |
Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
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) | 61,152 / 27,738 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1200 / 4.55 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.70 / 2 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 71.70 / 1821 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 162.40 / 1120 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 13,353 / 6056.83 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.58 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.59 / 3.23 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 25.40 / 2.36 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1234 / 114.68 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1234 / 114.68 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 195.72 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4125 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4125 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
Power L1 | |
Power MT |