Henry Foster & Company 0-4-2 Locomotives in Brazil


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Allan Paterson (Locobase 11699)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines, 1890, as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 16, p. 74. Works number was 11158 in September 1890..

This little wood-burning tank was rated at 110 tons of train up a 1 1/2% grade. It served the sugar industry in the Pernambuco area.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassAllan Paterson
Locobase ID11699
RailroadHenry Foster & Company
CountryBrazil
Whyte0-4-2T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge559 mm
Number Built1
BuilderBurnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year1890
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 4.50 / 1.37
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)10.92 / 3.33
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.41
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)10.92 / 3.33
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)23,000 / 10,433
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)28,000 / 12,701
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)28,000 / 12,701
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)450 / 1.70
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)19 / 9.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)33 / 838
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)130 / 900
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)10" x 16" / 254x406
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5358 / 2430.35
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.29
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)96 - 1.5" / 38
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 7.90 / 2.41
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)35 / 3.25
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)8 / 0.74
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)329 / 30.58
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)329 / 30.58
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume226.20
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1040
Same as above plus superheater percentage1040
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area4550
Power L12478
Power MT475.05

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