Tramways Sud-Paris 0-4-0 Locomotives in France


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 11 (Locobase 7396)

Data from Titre Exposition universelle internationale de 1878 a Paris. Rapports du jury internationale..Volume Groupe VI - Classe 64. Rapport sur le materiel des chemins de fer. p. 56 (cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?8XAE277-11.1/54/100/312/0/0 (accessed 1 September 2005) table. The gauge is given as 1.15 m (1015 mm).

This was the winning competitor for a tramway competition in 1877. Some entered service in Glasgow, others in Paris on 15 Sept 1877. The website for the Museum of Urban Transport -- [link], accessed 21 Jan 2005) -- notes that the vertical-boilered Hughes was withdrawn in 1878.

A few years later Henry Hughes lost control of his company, which was taken over by Falcon Engine Works.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class11
Locobase ID7396
RailroadTramways Sud-Paris
CountryFrance
Whyte0-4-0T
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeMetre
Number Built
BuilderHughes
Year1878
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)4 / 1.22
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)4 / 1.22
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 2.40 / 0.73
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)15,653 / 7100
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)15,653 / 7100
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)401 / 1.52
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.10
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)13 / 6.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)30 / 762
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)142.10 / 980
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)7" x 12" / 178x305
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)2367 / 1073.65
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 6.61
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)62 - 1.5" / 38
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 5.35 / 1.63
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)19.48 / 1.81
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 3.66 / 0.34
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)149 / 13.85
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)149 / 13.85
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume278.76
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation520
Same as above plus superheater percentage520
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2768
Power L13275
Power MT922.52

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