Burma Railways 2-6-4 Locomotives in Burma


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class E (Locobase 13914)

Burma Railways locomotive diagrams posted on Flicker by Florian Grupp, last accessed 3 March 2012. Skoda works numbers were 516-520 in 1929. Henschel works numbers were 21632-21643 in 1930. (road numbers for first four were 72-75 and 477-484.)

A note on the diagram states that all E class engines were fitted with steel fireboxes.

According to the Florian Grupp, virtually all E-class engines survived World War II's Japanese occupation.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassE
Locobase ID13914
RailroadBurma Railways
CountryBurma
Whyte2-6-4T
Number in Class17
Road Numbers67-71, 72-75, 477-484
GaugeMetre
Number Built7
Builderseveral
Year1929
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)10 / 3.05
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)26.08 / 7.95
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.38
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)26.08 / 7.95
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)22,512 / 10,211
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)66,864 / 30,329
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)120,512 / 54,663
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1860 / 7.05
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 3.30 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)37 / 18.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)43 / 1092
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 22" / 381x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)17,613 / 7989.13
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.80
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)208 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 9.58 / 2.92
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)100 / 9.29
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)12.91 / 1.20
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1013 / 94.11
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1013 / 94.11
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume225.13
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2324
Same as above plus superheater percentage2324
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area18,000
Power L14338
Power MT429.09

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