FC Oeste de Buenos Aires 4-4-4 Locomotives in Argentina


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 7 (Locobase 3732)

Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([link] 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
Class7
Locobase ID3732
RailroadFC Oeste de Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Whyte4-4-4T
Number in Class6
Road Numbers135-140
Gauge5'6"
Number Built6
BuilderBeyer, Peacock
Year1889
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 Volume195.72
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4125
Same as above plus superheater percentage4125
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

All material Copyright © SteamLocomotive.com
Wes Barris