Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 54 p. 37. 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 41675 in September 1914.
Identical to a pair of locomotives delivered to Brazil almost 20 years earlier (Locobase 12166), the only real change in the 5 was an increase in boiler pressure. New Niquero was another of the Cuban American Sugar Company's many plantations. Ayala notes (p. 81) that it was a big estate, controlling about 67,000 acres of land (and 8,500 acres of colono cane) near Manzanillo in eastern Cuba. Its internal railroad system, on which the 5 served, led directly to its own seaport.
After the 1959 Revolucion and nationalization, the Nuevo Niquero would be renamed for Roberto Ramirez Delgado.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 13630 |
| Railroad | New Niquero Sugar Company |
| Country | Cuba |
| Whyte | 2-4-2ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 5 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1914 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4 / 1.22 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.27 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 22,000 / 9979 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 36,000 / 16,329 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| 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) | 18 / 9 |
| 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) | 9" x 14" / 229x356 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 4168 / 1890.58 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.28 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 55 - 1.75" / 44 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 6.82 / 2.08 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 27 / 2.51 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 6.30 / 0.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 197 / 18.30 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 197 / 18.30 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 191.11 |
| 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 | 4320 |
| Power L1 | 3178 |
| Power MT | 636.93 |