Sao Luiz-Teresina 2-8-2 Locomotives in Brazil


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 33 (Locobase 945)

Data from table in 1947 Locomotive Cyclopedia; and Baldwin Locomotive Works Negative 12,027, Class 2-8-2, 16 S, 104 supplied in March 2023 in an email from Teemu Koivumaki. Works numbers 64139-64140 in 1940.

One of several batches ordered by the Minesterio de Viacao & Obras Publicas (Ministry of Railways and Public Works) for metre-gauge lines in the early 1940s. Like many narrow-gauge superheated Mikados operating in Brazil at the time, this pair's tenders held 3.3 cords of wood. Eight-inch (203 mm) piston valves admitted steam to the cylinders.

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Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class33
Locobase ID945
RailroadSao Luiz-Teresina
CountryBrazil
Whyte2-8-2
Number in Class2
Road Numbers33-34
GaugeMetre
Number Built2
BuilderBaldwin
Year1940
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)11 / 3.35
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)26.83 / 8.18
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.41
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)54.54 / 16.62
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)86,000 / 39,009
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)116,500 / 52,844
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)66,900 / 30,345
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)183,400 / 83,189
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3700 / 14.02
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)36 / 18
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)40 / 1016
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)184.20 / 1270
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 20" / 406x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)20,041 / 9090.46
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.29
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)100 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)16 - 5.375" / 137
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)13 / 3.96
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)143 / 13.29
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)38.20 / 3.55
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1111 / 103.22
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)227 / 21.09
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1338 / 124.31
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume238.71
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation7036
Same as above plus superheater percentage8233
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area30,819
Power L110,208
Power MT1046.73

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