See Ray Wright, "The Ten Railways of Brantford" on the Canadian Industrial Heritage website at [], last accessed 27 March 2025. Sources estimate Grant's works number as 1096.
The owner of the railway on which these Canada Southern standard American-type Eight-wheelers ran was the Toledo, Canada Southern & Detroit, construction of which was financed by the Michigan Central. Canada Southern operated the line under lease.
The limiited specs Locobase unearthed shows the design clearly intended to serve freight with occasional diversions into local traffic. Ten years later, they continued in their duties, but were now counted on the Michigan Central's roster.
Four of the five met similar fates. After their transfer to the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo in 1894 as the C class, three went to the scrapper in 1900 while the 324 lingered until its sale in April 1904.
318 left the road sooner to provide motive power for the Brantford, Waterloo & Lake Erie, which opened to traffic in 1890. Possibly becasue of her advanced age (17 years), she earned the nickname "Old Betsey" and was numbered either 1 or 2. By 1892, however, the railway's always shaky finances collapsed when creditors would advance a $75,000 loan.
Sources differ on whether she made her way to the Fort Erie Ferry railway.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 112/31/315/321 |
| Locobase ID | 1070 |
| Railroad | Canada Southern (MCRR) |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 112-116/31-35/319, 315-318 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | Grant |
| Year | 1873 |
| 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) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 107,150 / 48,602 |
| 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) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 56 / 1422 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 120 / 830 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,191 / 5076.16 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |