E J Lavino & Company 0-4-0 Locomotives in Brazil


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class George (Locobase 15000)

Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), p. 1026. Works number was 2620 in July 1917.

Small saddle-tank switcher for this Bahia, Brazil company. This wood-burner had a spark-arresting stack roughly the shape of a martini glass.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassGeorge
Locobase ID15000
RailroadE J Lavino & Company
CountryBrazil
Whyte0-4-0ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge70 cm
Number Built1
BuilderVulcan Iron Works
Year1917
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 4.50 / 1.37
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 4.50 / 1.37
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 4.50 / 1.37
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)29,000 / 13,154
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)29,000 / 13,154
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)24 / 12
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)30.50 / 775
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)170 / 1170
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9" x 14" / 229x356
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5373 / 2437.15
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.40
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)30 / 2.79
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)7 / 0.65
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)250 / 23.23
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)250 / 23.23
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume242.52
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1190
Same as above plus superheater percentage1190
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area5100
Power L13353
Power MT509.80

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