Leopoldina Railway 4-4-0 Locomotives in Brazil


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 64 (Locobase 10703)

Data from "New Locomotives, Leopoldina Ry", The Locomotive Magazine, Volume XV [15] (14 April 1909), p. 68. (Thanks to Teemu Koivumaki whose 2023 email included a comprehensive spreadsheet of Brazilian steam locomotive builders, works numbers, and owners.) Works numbers were 3347-3349 in 1909.

This set of small Eight-Wheelers had Belpaire fireboxes. In the profile all the verticals stood resolutely upright.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class64
Locobase ID10703
RailroadLeopoldina Railway
CountryBrazil
Whyte4-4-0
Number in Class
Road Numbers64-65, 69
Gaugemetre
Number Built
BuilderRobert Stephenson & Co
Year1909
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.50 / 2.29
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)18.08 / 5.51
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.41
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)36.75 / 11.20
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)54,880 / 24,893
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)21,840 / 9906
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)76,720 / 34,799
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1200 / 4.55
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 3.30 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)47 / 1194
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13" x 18" / 330x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)8802 / 3992.52
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)11 / 1.02
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)662 / 61.52
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)662 / 61.52
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume239.40
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1760
Same as above plus superheater percentage1760
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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