Data from "2-8-0 Locomotive, Canton-Kowloon Railway" The Locomotive, Volume 16, No 219 (15 November 1910), p. 241.
The photo of this locomotive on page 243 shows that even a "small" locomotive can dwarf a man of average height, as the bowler-hatted gent standing under the "K" of the engine's tender demonstrated. The design seems quite up to date for a mixed-traffic Mogul with outside constant-lead radial valve gear actuating piston valves. Its Belpaire firebox was a common choice among British builders at the time.
The illustrated engine was one of "several" of the class, according to the report and must have been among the very first to serve the British section of 21 miles (33.8 km), which opened on 7 October 1910.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | unknown |
Locobase ID | 15969 |
Railroad | Kowloon-Canton |
Country | China |
Whyte | 2-6-0 |
Number in Class | |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | |
Builder | North British |
Year | 1910 |
Valve Gear | Walschaert |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14 / 4.27 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.25 / 6.78 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.63 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 108,080 / 49,024 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 130,144 / 59,032 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | / 11.36 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | / 4 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 60 / 30 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1524 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 26" / 483x660 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 23,934 / 10856.29 |
Booster (lbs) | 2 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.52 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 220 - 1.875" / 48 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11.17 / 3.40 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 133 / 12.36 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 25.40 / 2.36 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1339 / 124.40 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1339 / 124.40 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 156.94 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4572 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4572 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 23,940 |
Power L1 | 4228 |
Power MT | 258.73 |