Data from DeGolyer, Vol 74, pp. 378. Works numbers were 52480-52481, 52536-52538 in November 1919.
Using the same boiler and firebox as the superheated Ten-wheeler design delivered in the previous year, the Norte ordered a new wheel arrangement that put more adhesive weight on the rails and reduced driver diameter by 6" (152 mm). The result decreased axle loading and restricted the engine's wheelbase to that of the earlier engines. Like the 4-6-0s, the 2-8-0s used 9 1/2" (241 mm) piston valves to supply steam to the cylinders.
48 eventually bore the name of the Central Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and was still "in existence" in 1995.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 47 |
| Locobase ID | 14427 |
| Railroad | FC del Norte de Cuba |
| Country | Cuba |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 47-51 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1919 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.50 / 4.42 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.17 / 6.76 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.65 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 54.29 / 16.55 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 128,000 / 58,060 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 143,000 / 64,864 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 130,000 / 58,967 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 273,000 / 123,831 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 6000 / 22.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2500 / 9463 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 53 / 26.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 48 / 1219 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 26" / 483x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 28,256 / 12816.72 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.53 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 148 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 21 - 5.375" / 137 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.50 / 4.11 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 133 / 12.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 28.20 / 2.62 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1569 / 145.82 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 332 / 30.86 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1901 / 176.68 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 183.89 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4794 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5609 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 26,454 |
| Power L1 | 8324 |
| Power MT | 573.48 |