CF de Thizy a Saint-Victor - Tramway 0-6-0 Locomotives in France
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 214 - Le Rhone (Locobase 7384)
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. 50 (cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?8XAE277-11.1/54/100/312/0/0 (accessed 1 September 2005) table and page 91. See also Musee des transport urbain, interurbain et ruraux website [
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This was a six-coupled tank of very small dimensions intended for use in railroad construction (travaux de terrassement). The center set of drivers was flangeless to decrease the locomotives minimum curvature radius. It seems likely, however, that this is also the locomotive described on the Musee des transport urbain, interurbain et ruraux website as Cail #1, one of the first three engines to operate on the 7-km rural railway in 1881. What technical data there is in the Museum's account matches the Jury's table data.
Le Rhone was later used in railroad construction as Lucienne. By the turn of the century, heavier Corpet-Louvet tanks had replaced these locomotives.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 214 - Le Rhone |
| Locobase ID | 7384 |
| Railroad | CF de Thizy a Saint-Victor - Tramway |
| Country | France |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 1-2 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Cail |
| Year | 1877 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.64 / 1.72 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.64 / 1.72 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 5.64 / 1.72 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 26,676 / 12,100 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 26,676 / 12,100 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 26,676 / 12,100 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 264 / 1 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 0.40 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 15 / 7.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 31.50 / 800 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130.50 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 9.84" x 14.17" / 250x360 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 4831 / 2191.31 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.52 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 81 - 1.772" / 45 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 7.74 / 2.36 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 38.41 / 3.57 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 6.46 / 0.60 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 329 / 30.59 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 329 / 30.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 263.79 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 843 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 843 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 5013 |
| Power L1 | 2862 |
| Power MT | 709.58 |