Data from "Locomotives at the Paris Exhibition--No. XVII-Belgium", Engineering, Volume 27 (4 April 1879), p 271.
Steam motors provided single-car service to many cities, although most had difficulty overcoming an inherent power limitation and steam's attendant noise, smoke, and odor. As in most of the others, small cylinders drove small wheels in the axle under the front of the car. The transversely mounted boiler had a smokebox that wrapped around the barrel such that the barrel acted as a heating surface in addition to the tubes.
The running gear's three axles were separated and each of the front two were fixed to the frame. The rear radial axle rode under the carriage's after end, enjoying the flexibility necessary to negotiate curves.
One man acted as driver and stoker on the front side of the boiler. A narrow passage led to a baggage section mounted on the same frame. Farther back the coach body presented a second-class section for 23 passengers on seats arranged longitudinally followed by the first-class section for 24 passengers. Second class reposed on seats of "alternate laths of mahogany and pitch pine". First class riders rested in "well-trimmed and comfortably cushioned" seats.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | unknown |
Locobase ID | 21088 |
Railroad | Armand Cabany Et Cie |
Country | Belgium |
Whyte | 0-2-2+2 |
Number in Class | 5 |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | 50 cm |
Number Built | 5 |
Builder | SA Ateliers de Construction Boussu |
Year | 1878 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson-Belpaire |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.31 / 6.80 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 22.31 / 6.80 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 19,687 / 8930 |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 56,090 / 25,442 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 290 / 1.10 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 0.60 / 0.50 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 38.10 / 968 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 146.50 / 1010 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 6.69" x 12.6" / 170x320 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 1843 / 835.97 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 134 - 1.575" / 40 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 4.92 / 1.50 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 62.60 / 5.82 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 5.38 / 0.50 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 334 / 31.03 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 334 / 31.03 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 651.55 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 788 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 788 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 9171 |
Power L1 | 11,741 |
Power MT |