Data come from the 1947 edition of the Locomotive Cyclopedia. (Many thanks to Chris Hohl for his 22 September 2017 email reporting unlikely boiler pressure values for 177 entries. A Locobase macro caused the error .) Works numbers were 2286-2287 in 1945 and 2408-2409 in 1947.
Right at the end of World War II, the PGE bought a pair of Mikados and 2 1/2 years later the CLC delivered two more. The design displayed a long stroke for its cylinder size and all-around small dimensions.
None of them had a long career as the PGE dieselized in the 1950s. 161 took itself out in a boiler explosion in September 1951. The other three were retired in 1956 with the latter two being scrapped that year and 160 retained for 6 more years before it was scrapped..
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 160 |
| Locobase ID | 31 |
| Railroad | Pacific Great Eastern |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 2-8-2 |
| Number in Class | 4 |
| Road Numbers | 160-163 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 4 |
| Builder | Canadian Locomotive Co |
| Year | 1945 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 32.50 / 9.91 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.46 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 165,000 / 74,843 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 224,000 / 101,605 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 69 / 34.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 57 / 1448 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 215 / 1480 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20" x 30" / 508x762 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 38,474 / 17451.53 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.29 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 193 / 17.94 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 44.80 / 4.16 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2510 / 233.27 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 989 / 91.91 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3499 / 325.18 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 230.06 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 9632 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 12,329 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 53,114 |
| Power L1 | 23,170 |
| Power MT | 1238.33 |
