Canadian Forestry Corps 0-6-0 Locomotives in Canada
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Haig (Locobase 16466)
Data from "Tank Locomotive (3 ft Gauge) for the Canadian Forestry Corps", Locomotive Magazine, Volume XXV [25] (15 February 1919), p. 20. See also "Canadian Forestry Corps" on the Canadian Soldiers website at [
], last accessed 25 January 2020.
The CFC was formed to use experienced Canadian timbermen to cut and prepare wood in both the UK and France in World War I.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Haig |
| Locobase ID | 16466 |
| Railroad | Canadian Forestry Corps |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | |
| Builder | Kerr, Stuart & Co |
| Year | 1916 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.59 / 1.40 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.59 / 1.40 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 4.59 / 1.40 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 23,520 / 10,669 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 23,520 / 10,669 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 317 / 1.20 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 13 / 6.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 23.63 / 600 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 8.5" x 11" / 216x279 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 4574 / 2074.73 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.14 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 56 - 1.5" / 38 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 6.88 / 2.10 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 23.25 / 2.16 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 4 / 0.37 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 192 / 17.84 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 192 / 17.84 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 266.67 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 640 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 640 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 3720 |
| Power L1 | 2698 |
| Power MT | 758.68 |