Francisco Sugar 2-8-0 Locomotives in Cuba
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 12 (Locobase 14448)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 64, pp. 311+ Works number was 57015 in September 1923.
After buying six plantation Consolidations with 17"x 24" cylinders and 160 psi (11 bar) boiler settings, the FSC bought this one larger 2-8-0 with more cylinder volume and higher pressure. The new engine also used outside constant-lead radial valve gear and burned oil
Class 6 (Locobase 13840)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 39. p. 178, Vol 49, 49-50, Vol 64, pp. 297+ Works numbers were 37305 in November 1911, 38928 in December 1912, 42641 in November 1915, 44460 in November 1916, and 52575 in November 1919.
Czarnikow Rionda & Co was the well-known dealer that bought this sugar-central Consolidation. See the CR biography at [
], last accessed 16 January 2012.
FSC accumulated these plantation Consolidations one after another over eight years.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 12 | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 14448 | 13840 |
| Railroad | Francisco Sugar | Francisco Sugar |
| Country | Cuba | Cuba |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 12 | 6-11 |
| Gauge | Std | Std |
| Number Built | 1 | 5 |
| Builder | Baldwin | Baldwin |
| Year | 1923 | 1911 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.25 / 4.34 | 12 / 3.66 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 21.58 / 6.58 | 19.50 / 5.94 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.66 | 0.62 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 49.21 / 15 | 46.25 / 14.10 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 110,000 / 49,895 | 88,000 / 39,916 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 122,000 / 55,338 | 100,000 / 45,359 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 90,500 / 41,050 | 70,000 / 31,752 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 212,500 / 96,388 | 170,000 / 77,111 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 | 3500 / 13.26 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2000 / 7570 | 1200 / 4542 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 46 / 23 | 37 / 18.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 44 / 1118 | 44 / 1118 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 175 / 1210 | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 26,288 / 11924.05 | 21,439 / 9724.58 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.18 | 4.10 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 203 - 2" / 51 | 198 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.25 / 4.04 | 12.42 / 3.79 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 133 / 12.36 | 114 / 10.59 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 27.80 / 2.58 | 19.60 / 1.82 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1533 / 142.47 | 1392 / 129.37 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1533 / 142.47 | 1392 / 129.37 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 216.88 | 220.78 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4865 | 3136 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4865 | 3136 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 23,275 | 18,240 |
| Power L1 | 3991 | 3651 |
| Power MT | 319.95 | 365.87 |