Data from Alfred Rosling Bennett, "West Flanders Railway Locomotives," The Locomotive, Volume XVI (15 October 1910), p. 227. Britannia's works number was 342.
Bennett describes this small passenger engine as a genuine coupled "Jenny Lind". He does not remark on the engine's name, which seems a little out of place away from the British Isles. Two more were ordered from the Societe St Leonard that were quite similar, but had 28 sq ft (2.6 sq m) more boiler area. All served into the 20th Century.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Britannia |
| Locobase ID | 16050 |
| Railroad | West Flanders |
| Country | Belgium |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 3 |
| Road Numbers | 27-29 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 3 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1853 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| 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) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 66 / 1676 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 124 / 8.50 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 8994 / 4079.61 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 184 - 1.75" / 44 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.40 / 3.17 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 68.64 / 6.38 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 925 / 85.93 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 925 / 85.93 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 180.68 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 8511 |
| Power L1 | 3379 |
| Power MT | |