unknown Steam Locomotives in Chile

FC del Sur


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 3/Tipo 13 (Locobase 21351)

Data from Chilean State Railways (EFE) diagram book, 13, supplied in August 2025 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection..Works numbers were 728 and 848 in 1856, 997 in 1860, and 2303 in 1872.

When the EFE took in the FC del Sur's locomotives, they renumbered them as shown. Class leader (loosely speaking) 62 surrendered its original name of Santiago and was renamed Pelequen. Maipu likewise gave way to Rancagua. Rengo and Teno retained theirs.

In the 1908 diagram, only a total evaporative heating surface area appears in the dimensions. Yet the tube heating surface calculated for the given tube count and length comes to 799 sq ft (74.23 sq m).

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class3/Tipo 13
Locobase ID21351
RailroadFC del Sur (EFE)
CountryChile
Whyte
Number in Class4
Road Numbers3, 6, 8, 16/62-65
Gauge5'6"
Number Built4
BuilderRogers
Year1856
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)17.50 / 5.33
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)38.17 / 11.63
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.46
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)65.79 / 20.05
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)48,612 / 22,050
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)74,296 / 33,700
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)52,470 / 23,800
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)126,766 / 57,500
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)6996 / 26.50
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 8.80 / 8
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)66 / 1676
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)130 / 880
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)14" x 24" / 356x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7876 / 3572.50
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 6.17
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)138 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)11.06 / 3.37
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)790 / 73.39
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)790 / 73.39
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume184.75
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

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