FC Central Cordoba 4-6-0 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class C22 (Locobase 3708)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fern+ndez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([
] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000). Works number were 3216, 3221-3230 in 1889, 3447-3256, 3259-3301 in 1890
Tenders seem large for a narrow-gauge line. These were among the first Ten-wheelers a British firm produced for anybody. A limited Locobase sample of metre-gauge Argentine and Brazilian 4-6-0s produced in this period show the limited axle loading that constrained their size and power.
Class C24 (Locobase 3709)
Data provided by Carlos Alberto Fernandez Priotti in Bryan Attewell ([] Steam Locomotive simulator program (April 2000); and "Cordoba Central Railway Type 4.6.0", Locomotives of Kitson & Co, Ltd (n.d.). Works numbers 4799-4813 in 1911.
Follow-ons for the C22s (Locobase 3708) with superheat and piston valves. The large tender rode on two bogie trucks and sported wood racks nearly as tall as the stack.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | C22 | C24 |
| Locobase ID | 3708 | 3709 |
| Railroad | FC Central Cordoba (FCCC) | FC Central Cordoba (FCCC) |
| Country | Argentina | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 69 | 14 |
| Road Numbers | 1001-1069 | 110-114, 14-23/1073-1092 |
| Gauge | Metre | Metre |
| Number Built | 69 | 14 |
| Builder | Kitson & Co | Kitson & Co |
| Year | 1889 | 1911 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9 | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.50 | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.40 | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | ||
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 54,320 / 24,639 | 59,136 / 26,620 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 82,208 | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 53,088 | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 135,296 | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2400 / 7.58 | 2400 / 7.58 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 7.90 / 7 | 7.90 / 7 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 30 / 15 | 33 / 16.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 48 / 1219 | 48 / 1219 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 152.30 / 1050 | 152.30 / 1050 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x560 | 17" x 22" / 432x560 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 15,189 / 6889.62 | 17,147 / 7777.76 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.58 | 3.45 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.59 / 3.23 | 10.59 / 3.23 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 88.16 | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 16.50 / 1.53 | 16.50 / 1.53 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 815 / 75.74 | 710 / 65.99 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 138 / 15.33 | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 815 / 75.74 | 848 / 81.32 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 159.19 | 122.85 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2513 | 2513 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2513 | 2915 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 15,575 | |
| Power L1 | 5044 | |
| Power MT | 564.13 | |