Kwangtung Yueh-Han 2-8-0 Locomotives in China


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 17 (Locobase 14226)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 49, p.230. See also Frank Rhea, Far Eastern Markets for Railway Materials, Equipment, and Supplies, Special Agents Series 180, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, US Department of Commerce (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1919) , p. 111. Works numbers were 41245-41246 in March 1914.

These Consolidations were not much bigger or more powerful than the trio of Moguls bought two years earlier (Locobase 13649). American Arch Company supplied the sectional fire bricks to lay on the arch tubes, which contributed 18.3 sq ft (1.7 sq m) to the direct heating surface area.

The railway they served was the southern section of the Canton-Hankow and initially connected Kwangtung with the Hunan border about 210 miles (338 km) away. First incorporated in 1908 by an American-Chinese company, the railway passed through several owners before being taken over by the Chinese government. By 1919, 140 miles between Kwangtung and Shiuchow were complete, but the remaining 70 described as running over "very rough country". As many as 60 tunnels bored for a total of 10,000 feet were envisioned in addition to "some rather expensive bridge work."

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class17
Locobase ID14226
RailroadKwangtung Yueh-Han
CountryChina
Whyte2-8-0
Number in Class2
Road Numbers17-18
GaugeStd
Number Built2
BuilderBaldwin
Year1914
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)15.33 / 4.67
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)23.33 / 7.11
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.66
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)53.58 / 16.33
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)139,000 / 63,049
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)155,000 / 70,307
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)125,000 / 56,699
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)280,000 / 127,006
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)6300 / 23.86
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)9 / 8
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)58 / 29
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)50 / 1270
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)185 / 12.80
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)20" x 26" / 508x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)32,708 / 14836.12
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.25
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)300 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)13.83 / 4.22
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)167.30 / 15.54
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)39.30 / 3.65
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2309 / 214.51
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2309 / 214.51
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume244.24
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation7271
Same as above plus superheater percentage7271
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area30,951
Power L15129
Power MT325.40

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