Data from Angus Sinclair (ed), "Consolidation for the Inverness Railway & Coal Company" Railway and Locomotive Engineering, December 1903, p. 540. Works numbers were 582-583 in March 1903.
The Inverness Railway and Coal Company operated in the western part of Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada. Originally begun as the Inverness Railway, the line eventually ran 60 miles from Port Hastings to Inverness. A change of ownership in 1902 led to adoption of the IR & CC.
The CLC Consolidationswere ordered to cope with the increased traffic (up to 14 coal cars per day). They had Belpaire boilers and, as can be seen, modest dimensions. R&LE pronounced them "...well-proportioned ..." and concluded that they presented "...a neat and trim appearance."
Coal traffic soon proved insufficient to cover costs and the railway went into receivership in 1915. The Canadian National leased the IR & CC from 1 February 1924 until 1929, when it bought it outright. By this time, both Consolidations had been scrapped.
In the late 1980s, flooding at the last significant mine led to the line's closing.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5/L-1-A |
| Locobase ID | 9486 |
| Railroad | Inverness Railway & Coal Company |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 5-6 /4-5/2000-2001 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Canadian Locomotive Co |
| Year | 1903 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.87 / 4.53 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.54 / 6.87 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.66 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 50.10 / 15.27 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 96,000 / 43,545 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 140,500 / 63,730 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 127,000 / 57,606 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 267,500 / 121,336 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4800 / 18.18 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 12 / 11 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 40 / 20 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 24" / 483x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 26,512 / 12025.66 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.62 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 250 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13 / 3.96 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 140 / 13.01 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 43.70 / 4.06 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1831 / 170.17 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1831 / 170.17 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 232.36 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 7866 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 7866 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 25,200 |
| Power L1 | 4818 |
| Power MT | 442.58 |