Quebec Central 2-6-0 Locomotives in Canada
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 28 (Locobase 11430)
Data from "Locomotive Building," The Railroad Gazette, Vol XLI, No 2 (13 July 1906), p. 9.Works numbers were 749-750. See also R L Kennedy, "Quebec Central Railway" archived at Old Time Trains ([
], last accessed 10 July 2010.)
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 28 |
| Locobase ID | 11430 |
| Railroad | Quebec Central |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 28-29 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Canadian Locomotive Co |
| Year | 1906 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 122,000 / 55,338 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 144,000 / 65,317 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 10 / 9 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 68 / 34 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 200 / 13.80 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20" x 26" / 508x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 35,360 / 16039.05 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.45 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 280 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12 / 3.66 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 26.75 / 2.49 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1921 / 178.53 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1921 / 178.53 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 203.28 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5350 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5350 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |