0-8-0 Steam Locomotives in Chile

Sindicato de Obras Publicas


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 20 (Locobase 21179)

Data from DeGolyer, Volume 30, p. 212. Works number was 30407 in March 1907..

Repeating the same design as the sexet delivered to the Spanish mineral railway Rio Tinto, this single locomotive filled the order submitted by broker Wessel Duval. It served the Sindicato de Obras Publicas [Public Works] in Chile.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class20
Locobase ID21179
RailroadSindicato de Obras Publicas
CountryChile
Whyte0-8-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers20
GaugeMetre
Number Built1
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1907
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)11.33 / 3.45
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)11.33 / 3.45
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)11.33 / 3.45
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)89,395 / 40,549
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)89,395 / 40,549
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1200 / 4.55
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)37 / 18.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 22" / 406x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)20,517 / 9306.37
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.36
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)158 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10.92 / 3.33
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)80 / 7.43
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)14.20 / 1.32
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)862 / 80.08
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)862 / 80.08
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume168.37
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2556
Same as above plus superheater percentage2556
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area14,400
Power L13106
Power MT306.40

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