Kaiser Ferdinand Nordbahn 0-6-0 Locomotives in Austria
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class VcI-2 / 149 (Locobase 4602)
Data from [
] (last accessed 20 August 2006) and A E Durrant, The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe (Newton Abbot:David & Charles, 1972)..
The two sub-types of this numerous class differed only in boiler pressure, with the more powerful Vc2 serving the Vienna-Lundenburg line. They were delivered by StEG and Wiener Neustadt.
Succeeding the defunct kkStB in 1918, the BBO took some of the surviving locomotives while the PKP (Poland) operated others and the CSD the rest as class 311.3. The last BBO was retired in 1929 while the CSD withdrew its last engine in 1940.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | VcI-2 / 149 |
| Locobase ID | 4602 |
| Railroad | Kaiser Ferdinand Nordbahn (KFNB) |
| Country | Austria |
| Whyte | 0-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 77 |
| Road Numbers | 287-363 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 77 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1865 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.85 / 3.00 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.85 / 3.00 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 32.81 / 10 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 70,548 / 32,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 70,548 / 32,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 52,911 / 24,000 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 123,459 / 56,000 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2534 / 9.60 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 39 / 19.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 49.80 / 1266 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 145 / 1000 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.13" x 24.88" / 435x630 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 18,069 / 8195.97 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.90 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 85 / 7.90 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 17.22 / 1.60 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1263 / 117.40 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1263 / 117.40 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 190.31 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2497 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2497 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,325 |
| Power L1 | 3061 |
| Power MT | 286.97 |