2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Brazil

Rio D'Ouro


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 16 (Locobase 15141)

Data from DeGolyer, Vol 66, pp. 307+. See also Joao Emilio Gerodetti and Carlos Cornejo, Railways of Brazil in Postcards and Souvenir Albums (Solaris Editorial, 2005) , p. 24. Works numbers was 52627 in December 1919.

Work on the EF Rio D'Ouro was begun in 1876 to build a line that would carry construction equipment and materials to support the building of reservoirs and the associated aqueducts that supplied Rio de Janeiro. After that phase had passed, the railway came under government ownership in 1878 and began passenger service on 15 January 1883.

By 1925, the D'Ouro comprised 145 route km (90 miles) of track. And this wood-burning Mogul worked freight trains on the line.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class16
Locobase ID15141
RailroadRio D'Ouro
CountryBrazil
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers16
Gauge3'6"
Number Built1
BuilderBaldwin
Year1919
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.25 / 2.21
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)14.58 / 4.44
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.50
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)40.04 / 12.20
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)52,000 / 23,587
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)61,500 / 27,896
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)50,500 / 22,906
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)112,000 / 50,802
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2200 / 8.33
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)29 / 14.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)37 / 940
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)14" x 18" / 356x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)12,968 / 5882.19
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.01
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)109 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)12.25 / 3.73
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)56 / 5.20
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)12.20 / 1.13
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)751 / 69.77
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)751 / 69.77
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume234.17
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1952
Same as above plus superheater percentage1952
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area8960
Power L13172
Power MT403.45

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