Barranquilla Railway & Pier 2-6-0 Locomotives in Colombia


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 12 (Locobase 10427)

Data from "'Mogul' Locomotive for South America", The Locomotive Magazine, Vol IX (26 December 1903), p. 371.

The BR & PC was an 18-mile railway between Barranquilla and Puerto Colombia that had sharp curves (230-ft radius) and steep grades. To accommodate the tight alignment, the leading truck had radial axleboxes and the middle coupled axle's wheels were flangeless. Despite the impediments, business was described as "heavy and profitable"in 1912.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class12
Locobase ID10427
RailroadBarranquilla Railway & Pier
CountryColombia
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers12
Gauge3'6"
Number Built1
BuilderKerr, Stuart & Co
Year1902
Valve GearStephenson
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)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2400 / 9.09
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)150 / 1030
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13.5" x 20" / 343x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)11,065 / 5019.01
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)59 / 5.48
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)10 / 0.93
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)613 / 56.97
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)613 / 56.97
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume185.01
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1500
Same as above plus superheater percentage1500
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area8850
Power L12877
Power MT

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