Ferrum 724 0-6-0 Locomotives in China
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class XK13 (Locobase 4782)
Data from Phillipe Quiot on the website [
]; and Duncan Cotterill, "XK13 Class 0-6-0Ts" on Cotterilll's Railography : Chinese Steam Locomotive Profiles website at [] and Cotterill's partial list of operators shown at "XK13 113 to XK13 5905" at [], both last accessed 30 September 2023.
One of a series of Polish industrial locomotives built after World War II, these Ferrums arrived in China in 1958-1960. Cotterill wrote that all of the Chinese engines worked in industrial settings. He added "The last reports of XK13s in service were in 1990 at Capital Iron and Steel in Beijing and Baotou Steelworks in 1991."
Rated at 400 hp, it reached 40 kmh (25 mph).
These are part of the export production of this class.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | XK13 |
| Locobase ID | 4782 |
| Railroad | Ferrum 724 |
| Country | China |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 82 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 82 |
| Builder | Chrzanow |
| Year | 1958 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.15 / 3.40 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.15 / 3.40 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 11.15 / 3.40 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 33,152 / 15,038 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 99,456 / 45,113 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 99,456 / 45,113 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 99,456 / 45,113 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1320 / 5 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.80 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 55 / 27.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 45.30 / 1150 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 188.50 / 1330 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18.11" x 21.26" / 460x540 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 24,662 / 11186.51 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.03 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18.29 / 1.70 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1076 / 100 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1076 / 100 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 169.76 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3448 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3448 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |