These were four of the first eight locomotives to be delivered to Cuba. According to the [] website account "El ferrocarril espanol de Cub, el primero del mundo hispano", planning for a Cuban railroad to facilitate exports of tobacco, sugar, and coffee began in 1830 , Construction began on 18 November 1835. The first segment connected Havana with the Almendares River (7 1/4 miles) -- later work extended the line to Rincon (7 1/2 miles), Buenaventura (7 3/4 miles), Guara (7 1/2 miles), a point halfway to Guines (7 3/4 miles), and the last piece to Guines (7 1/2 miles).
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
---|---|
Class | unknown |
Locobase ID | 4911 |
Railroad | |
Country | Cuba |
Whyte | 0-4-0 |
Number in Class | 4 |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 4 |
Builder | Reanis |
Year | 1837 |
Valve Gear | |
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) | 24,000 / 10,886 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 24,000 / 10,886 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 20 / 10 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 60 / 4.10 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 12" x 18" / 305x457 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 2448 / 1110.40 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 9.80 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 81 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 8.16 / 2.49 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 36 / 3.35 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 415 / 38.57 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 415 / 38.57 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 176.13 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 2160 |
Power L1 | 1364 |
Power MT | 250.59 |