Andes Copper Mining 2-6-6-2 Locomotives in Chile


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 201 (Locobase 10994)

Data from Record of Recent Construction #91 (Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1918), p.20-21; see also DeGolyer, Vol 54, pp. 379+. Works number was 45071 in February 1917.

Requirements for this engine included the low axle loading, the ability to negotiate 280-ft curve radii, and operations at altitudes of up to 12,000 feet. The wheelbase was short, which likely accounts for the short strokes in the cylinders as well. 9" (229 mm) piston valves fed the HP cylinders while 11" (279 mm) valves supplied the LP cylinders.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class201
Locobase ID10994
RailroadAndes Copper Mining
CountryChile
Whyte2-6-6-2
Number in Class1
Road Numbers201
GaugeMetre
Number Built1
BuilderBaldwin
Year1917
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)8 / 2.44
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)23.17 / 7.06
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.35
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)60.17 / 18.34
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)22,000 / 9979
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)130,950 / 59,398
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)157,100 / 71,259
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)80,900 / 36,696
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)238,000 / 107,955
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)4000 / 15.15
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)1800 / 6813
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)36 / 18
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)200 / 1380
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 20" / 406x508
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)25" x 20" / 635x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)29,404 / 13337.45
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.45
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)121 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)16 - 5.375" / 137
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)17 / 5.18
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)113 / 10.50
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)31.50 / 2.93
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1566 / 145.54
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)311 / 28.90
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1877 / 174.44
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume336.47
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation6300
Same as above plus superheater percentage7371
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area26,442
Power L16074
Power MT613.56

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