Data from "Modern China from an Engineer's Point of View", Engineer, Volume 85 (20 May 1898), p. 474.
The Engineer's "special correspondent" reported that this locomotive, designed by the Arsenal's Mr Thomas Bunt, superintendent of the Engineering and Steel Works Departmens,, was "the first bona fide locomotive ever made in China". Moreover, he noted, it was "turned out at the Kiangnan Arsenal entirely by Chinese labour." Every component except for the Hancock inspirator and the steam gauge was made in the arsenal.
The accompanying photo showed a small, close-coupled tank engine with a central steam dome, tapered stack, and small water tanks on either side of the open footplate.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 20340 |
| Railroad | Kiangnan Arsenal |
| Country | China |
| Whyte | 0-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Kiangnan Arsenal |
| Year | 1891 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.50 / 1.37 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.50 / 1.37 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 4.50 / 1.37 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 61,000 / 27,669 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 61,000 / 27,669 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 61,000 / 27,669 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 210 / 0.80 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 0.33 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 30 / 762 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 150 / 1030 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 9.75" x 15" / 248x381 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 6060 / 2748.77 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 10.07 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 6.75 / 2.06 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 5 / 0.46 |
| 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 | 750 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 750 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |