Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 22, p. 20; and Volume 31, p. 55. See also Baldwin Record of Recent Construction No 14 (Philadelphia: Burnham, Williams and Company, 1914), p.100-101. Guide to Egypt and the Sudan: including a description of the route through Uganda to Mombasa (London: Macmillan & Company, 1909), p. 98.Works numbers were 16409-16411 in December 1898 and 16988-16990 in August 1899, 31904-31905, 31950-31951 in October 1907.
Gene Connelly's Baldwin shows that the last three in this class (18-20) had works numbers 28516-28518 and were produced in July 1906. He also shows that they had taller drivers at 48". Locobase suspects that as they were included in the original 1898 order, they were similar engines with higher boiler pressures to compensate for the taller drivers.
Far up the Nile (heading south, that is), the standard-gauge EGR gave way to a narrow-gauge line that connected the ancient royal city of Luxor with Aswan where the Nile cataracts prevented further ship travel. The Luxor-Aswan adopted the Cape gauge track width to accommodate the tougher terrain and the planned link to the Rhodes-inspired railway that was to connect South Africa to Egypt.
A 1909 guide book warned prospective human cargo of the difficulties awaiting them on the 10-hour, 130-mile trip (209 km): "The journey is very dusty and tedious. There is a hotel at Asyut, where it is possible to break the journey and spend the night. Food shold be taken for the journey by ordinary train."
Locobase cannot say if these little Moguls pulled those tedious trains, but he wouldn't bet against the possibility.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 9 |
| Locobase ID | 12316 |
| Railroad | EGR/Luxor-Aswan |
| Country | Egypt |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 10 |
| Road Numbers | 9-14, 21-24 |
| Gauge | 3'6" |
| Number Built | 10 |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1898 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.75 / 3.28 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 18 / 5.49 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.60 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 57,690 / 26,168 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 66,940 / 30,364 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 63,060 / 28,604 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 130,000 / 58,968 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3200 / 12.12 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 32 / 16 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42 / 1067 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 18" / 381x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 13,114 / 5948.42 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.40 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 151 - 1.75" / 44 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 9.92 / 3.02 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 79 / 7.34 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 13.80 / 1.28 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 756 / 70.23 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 756 / 70.23 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 205.35 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2208 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2208 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,640 |
| Power L1 | 3502 |
| Power MT | 401.49 |