Nord Belge / SNCB 2-8-0 Locomotives in Belgium
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Type 48 (Locobase 14874)
Data from SACM diagram UG Type 170 from Elsassische Maschinenbau AG from locomotive book supplied by Dany Machi at [
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Locobase takes at his word Dambly's statement that these compound Consolidations were "absolutely identical" to the Nord 140As that began appearing in 1921 (Locobase 14873) and repeats the dimensions from the earlier entry. Dambly reports that these engines developed 2,000 horsepower and could pull 1,600 tonnes (1,764 short tons) up a 0.5% grade. They also would be pressed into service to haul heavy passenger trains.
NB: Tube and flue diameters are water side dimensions as used in Anglo-American practice. The fireside dimensions were as follows: 84 tubes had 65 mm (2.56"), 6 had 60 mm (2.36"); the larger flues measured 125 mm (4.9 in) on the fire side.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Type 48 |
| Locobase ID | 14874 |
| Railroad | Nord Belge / SNCB |
| Country | Belgium |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 35 |
| Road Numbers | 421-455/4821-4855 /48.001-48.035 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 35 |
| Builder | Cockerill |
| Year | 1927 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 19.36 / 5.90 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 27.76 / 8.46 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.70 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 164,906 / 74,800 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 188,495 / 85,500 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4253 / 16.11 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 6.60 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 69 / 34.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 61 / 1550 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 232.10 / 16 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16.54" x 25.2" / 420x640 |
| Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 22.44" x 27.56" / 570x700 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 29,793 / 13513.89 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.54 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 90 - 2.756" / 70 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 24 - 5.236" / 133 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 14.76 / 4.50 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 187.08 / 17.38 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 34.66 / 3.22 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1546 / 143.59 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 484 / 45 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2030 / 188.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 246.70 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 8045 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 9975 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 53,842 |
| Power L1 | 12,789 |
| Power MT | 683.90 |