Data from W H Maw and William Dredge, "Locomotives", Reports on the Vienna Universal Exhibition, Part II (London: George Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1874), pp. 412-416. See also Hippolyte Fontaine, Description des machines les plus remarquables et les plus nouvelles a l Exposition de Vienne en 1873 (Paris: Libraire Polytechnique, H Baudry, Libraire-Editeur, 1874), pp. 391-399. See also Reder (1974, p 257), Wiener (1930).
Like L'Avenir, the Gunther-Meyer engine that had failed to impress five years earlier, this articulated's career was short and undistinguished. The design two engine sets under a single boiler with the cylinders grouped under the center and the drivers at each end of the frame. See the long analysis in English in Maw and Dredge and in French in Fontaine with Maw and Dredge comparing the Meyer design unfavorably to Fairlie's double-bogie design in many respects.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 3597 |
| Railroad | Grand Central |
| Country | Belgium |
| Whyte | 0-6-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Evrard |
| Year | 1873 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger-Wals |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.69 / 2.65 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 28.61 / 8.72 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.30 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 158,512 / 71,900 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 158,512 / 71,900 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 158,512 / 71,900 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1967 / 7.45 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3.30 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 44 / 22 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 48 / 1220 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130.50 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.32" x 19.69" / 440x500 (4) |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 27,300 / 12383.09 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.81 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 289 - 1.969" / 50 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 14.76 / 4.50 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 118.68 / 11.03 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 35.94 / 3.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2328 / 216.40 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2328 / 216.40 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 216.79 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4690 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4690 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 15,488 |
| Power L1 | 2840 |
| Power MT | 237.00 |