Canada Southern 2-8-0 Locomotives in Canada
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class G-6u (Locobase 5368)
The data comes from a reproduction of a locomotive diagram reproduced on the Canada Southern web page [
] (visited 15 February 2003).
Like the earlier New York Central locomotives, these were long-stroke Consolidations with straight boilers, 14" (356 mm) piston valves. These were superheated, however, and may have introduced the technology to NYC Consoldiations.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | G-6u |
| Locobase ID | 5368 |
| Railroad | Canada Southern (NYC) |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 18 |
| Road Numbers | 7610-7627/1130-1142 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 18 |
| Builder | Montreal LW |
| Year | 1910 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17.50 / 5.33 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 26.42 / 8.05 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.66 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 50.96 / 15.53 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 215,000 / 97,522 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 242,000 / 109,769 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 144,500 / 65,544 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 386,500 / 175,313 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 7500 / 28.41 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 90 / 45 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 63 / 1600 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 200 / 1380 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 23" x 32" / 584x813 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 45,679 / 20719.67 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.71 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 268 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 34 - 5.375" / 137 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 15.04 / 4.58 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 212 / 19.70 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 56.50 / 5.25 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3022 / 280.86 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 582 / 54.09 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3604 / 334.95 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 196.36 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 11,300 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 13,108 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 49,184 |
| Power L1 | 12,717 |
| Power MT | 521.60 |