United Railways of Havana 4-6-2 Locomotives in Cuba


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 64 (Locobase 3232)

Railway Age (Vol 70, #14, 1921). See also DeGolyer, Vol 66, pp. 43. Works numbers were 53564, 53582-53585 in August 1920; 53627-53628, 53645-53646 in September.

Firebox heating surface does not include 16 sq ft (1.5 sq m) of arch tubes. These Pacifics hauled the Havana-Santiago expresses--trains consisting of 6-8 cars--at a maximum speed of 30 mph (48 kmh).

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class64
Locobase ID3232
RailroadUnited Railways of Havana
CountryCuba
Whyte4-6-2
Number in Class10
Road Numbers64-73
GaugeStd
Number Built10
BuilderBaldwin
Year1920
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)11 / 3.35
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)30 / 9.14
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.37
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)57.21 / 17.44
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)104,500 / 47,400
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)176,500 / 80,059
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)104,700 / 47,491
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)281,200 / 127,550
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)5000 / 18.94
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)3200 / 12,112
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)58 / 29
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)62 / 1575
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)184.20 / 1270
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)20" x 26" / 508x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)26,263 / 11912.71
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.98
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)151 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)22 - 5.375" / 137
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)18.50 / 5.64
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)158 / 14.68
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)38.20 / 3.55
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2200 / 204.46
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)487 / 45.26
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2687 / 249.72
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume232.71
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation7036
Same as above plus superheater percentage8303
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area34,342
Power L114,844
Power MT939.48

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