Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 54 p. 41. See also Cesar J Ayala, American sugar kingdom: the plantation economy of the Spanish Caribbean 1898-1934 (University of North Carolina Press, 1999). Works number was 42436 in September 1915.
Part of the standard line of Baldwin double-ended saddle tank plantation locomotives. This engine probably operated as close to common carrier motive power as a sugar engine was likely to get. It traveled on relatively robust 60 lb/yard (30 kg/metre) rail, albeit track that was "laid in a swamp" as another specification put it. The Central Australia sugar mill was located in Matanzas Province, 154 km (96 miles) southeast of Havana and due north of the later-notorious Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs).
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Batey |
| Locobase ID | 14362 |
| Railroad | Central Australia |
| Country | Cuba |
| Whyte | 2-4-2ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 1 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1915 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.50 / 1.68 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17 / 5.18 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.32 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 17 / 5.18 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 30,000 / 13,608 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 46,000 / 20,865 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 46,000 / 20,865 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 400 / 1.52 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 25 / 12.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 37 / 940 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 10" x 16" / 254x406 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 5881 / 2667.58 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.10 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 78 - 1.75" / 44 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 8.25 / 2.51 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 43 / 3.99 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 6.30 / 0.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 335 / 31.12 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 335 / 31.12 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 230.33 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1008 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1008 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 6880 |
| Power L1 | 3731 |
| Power MT | 548.36 |