Cyprus Mines Corp 0-8-2 Locomotives in Cyprus


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 2 (Locobase 14388)

Data from DeGolyer, Vol 63, pp. 29+.Works number was 56766 in July 1923.. See Locobase 6689 for a description of this railway.

Because this was a coal burner, the CMC could use a straight stack.


Class 4 (Locobase 6689)

Data from DeGolyer, Vol 79, pp. 505+.Works number was 60344 in January 1928.

The CMC had many adverse gradients in its small ambit, tight curve radii of 160 feet (48.8 metres) or 35 degrees, and 50 lb/yard (25 kg/metre) rail,. so the compact and burly Baldwin seemed particularly suited to the task. A note in the Baldwin specifications states that the locomotive was "to operate in both forward and backward positions on 3% grades."

The line linked the mines at Mavrovouni and Skouriatissa to the jetty in the coastal town of Xeros.

One account says that Baldwin supplied four locomotives to the CMC from 1921-1927 (of which this is obviously the last). This was the biggest of the batch.

4 would rust away at Karavostassi for decades after it left service.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class24
Locobase ID14388 6689
RailroadCyprus Mines CorpCyprus Mines Corp
CountryCyprusCyprus
Whyte0-8-2ST0-8-2T
Number in Class11
Road Numbers24
Gauge2'6"2'6"
Number Built11
BuilderBaldwinBaldwin
Year19231927
Valve GearWalschaertWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.83 / 2.0810 / 3.05
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)13.08 / 3.9917.50 / 5.33
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.52 0.57
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)13.08 / 3.9917.50 / 5.33
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)11,200 / 5080
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)44,000 / 19,95881,000 / 36,741
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)54,000 / 24,49496,000 / 43,545
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)54,000 / 24,49496,000 / 43,545
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)800 / 3.031400 / 5.30
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 1.10 / 1 1.50 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)34 / 17
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)26 / 66033 / 838
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)165 / 1140162.40 / 1120
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11" x 14" / 279x35615" x 18" / 381x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)9138 / 4144.9316,941 / 7684.32
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.82 4.78
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)102 - 1.75" / 44183 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)11 / 3.3512.50 / 3.81
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)40 / 3.7270 / 6.50
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)9 / 0.8418.20 / 1.69
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)550 / 51.101111 / 103.21
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)550 / 51.101111 / 103.21
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume357.17301.77
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation14852956
Same as above plus superheater percentage14852956
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area660011,368
Power L134823545
Power MT385.94

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