Chilean State 2-8-2 Locomotives in Chile


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 712 (Locobase 15019)

Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), 1011.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class712
Locobase ID15019
RailroadChilean State
CountryChile
Whyte2-8-2
Number in Class15
Road Numbers
Gauge5'6"
Number Built15
BuilderMontreal LW
Year1919
Valve GearWalschaert
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)140,000 / 63,503
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)194,500 / 88,224
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)5000 / 18.94
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)8 / 7
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)58 / 29
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)56 / 1422
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)22" x 28" / 559x711
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)37,026 / 16794.73
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.78
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)157 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)26 - 5.375" / 137
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)18 / 5.49
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)145 / 13.47
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)42.10 / 3.91
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2288 / 212.56
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)583 / 54.16
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2871 / 266.72
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume185.73
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation7578
Same as above plus superheater percentage9094
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area31,320
Power L111,264
Power MT709.51

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