Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn 0-6-4 Locomotives in Austria
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class IX / 191 (Locobase 4644)
Data from [
], accessed 12 August 2006.
The Wikipedia entry says that the KFNB bought these two engines on the very light rail of the Bielitz-Kalwarya Localbahn, which had an eight-ton axle loading. Unfortunately, the layout and suspension of the locomotives encouraged derailments and their maximum speeds were reduced from 50 km/h (31 mph) to 35 km/h (25 mph). By 1910, they operated in Lundenbreg for the Saitz-Goding Localbahn.
They can't have been total failures as they survived the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 and served the CSD as their class 300 (001 & 002) until 1929.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | IX / 191 |
| Locobase ID | 4644 |
| Railroad | Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn (kKStB) |
| Country | Austria |
| Whyte | 0-6-4T |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Wiener Neustadt |
| Year | 1888 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.86 / 2.70 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 21.33 / 6.50 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.42 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 21.33 / 6.50 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 52,029 / 23,600 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 83,776 / 38,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1452 / 5.50 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 29 / 14.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 39.40 / 1000 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 14.57" x 18.11" / 370x460 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 14,431 / 6545.80 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.61 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 61.33 / 5.70 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.63 / 1.36 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 759 / 70.50 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 759 / 70.50 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 217.18 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2546 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2546 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 10,671 |
| Power L1 | 3484 |
| Power MT | 442.88 |