Hoffman Steam Brick Co / SAR 0-4-0 Locomotives in Australia
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class I ("Durty Gert") (Locobase 5885)
Data from Douglas Colquhoun's entries presented in the Australian national railway museum site: [
] (visited 14 October 2003).
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | I ("Durty Gert") |
| Locobase ID | 5885 |
| Railroad | Hoffman Steam Brick Co / SAR |
| Country | Australia |
| Whyte | 0-4-0ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 161 |
| Gauge | 5'3" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1888 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7 / 2.13 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7 / 2.13 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 25,312 / 11,481 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 47,824 / 21,693 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 47,824 / 21,693 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 47,824 / 21,693 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 600 / 2.27 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 0.60 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 40 / 20 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 36 / 914 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 147.90 / 10.20 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 12" x 18" / 305x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 9051 / 4105.47 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.28 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 38 / 3.53 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 7.50 / 0.70 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 588 / 54.65 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 588 / 54.65 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 249.55 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1109 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1109 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 5620 |
| Power L1 | 2930 |
| Power MT | 270.14 |