FC General Mitre 4-6-2 Locomotives in Argentina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class P.S.11 (Locobase 3702)
Data provided by Vulcan Foundry website, specifically two issues of the Vulcan Foundry magazine ([
] and [
], both accessed 14 July 2007). See also
Follow-ons to the very successful P.S. 11s of the FCCA (Locobase 3701), these engines had less evaporative heating surface and proportionately less superheat as well. Otherwise, they were identical to the early class of 20 except for being oil-fired and having a much larger, six-axle tender. In notes accompanying his contribution to Bryan Attewell ([
] locomotive simulator, Fernandez notes that some others were supplied to FC General Roca and FC General San Martin.
The 30 locomotives arrived in two batches - 20 in 1950, 10 more in 1953. The last 10 had small differences, the greatest being an increase in the counterbalancing of the drivers to a level offsetting 50% of the reciprocating weights.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | P.S.11 |
| Locobase ID | 3702 |
| Railroad | FC General Mitre (FCGM) |
| Country | Argentina |
| Whyte | 4-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 30 |
| Road Numbers | 1121-1129, 1150-1159 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 30 |
| Builder | Vulcan Foundry |
| Year | 1949 |
| 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) | 40,768 / 18,492 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 119,728 / 54,308 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 9025 / 34.19 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3400 / 12,869 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 67 / 33.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 74.50 / 1892 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 229.20 / 1580 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19.5" x 26" / 495x660 (3) |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 38,780 / 17590.33 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.09 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 116 - 2.25" / 57 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 32 - 5.5" / 140 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 17.42 / 5.31 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 205.80 / 19.12 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 43 / 3.99 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2208 / 205.13 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 542 / 50.35 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2750 / 255.48 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 163.79 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 9856 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 11,827 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 56,603 |
| Power L1 | 17,132 |
| Power MT | 946.38 |