Houilleres de Saint-Etienne 0-6-0 Locomotives in France


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 15533)

Data from SACM diagram Nr. 82 from Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques from locomotive book supplied by Dany Machi up at [link] as

Diagrammes des machines SACM construites a GRAFENSTADEN (October 2007).

Tube diameter is the interior measurement. Small industrial tank that served this large coal producer in Lyon. The design was very short-coupled

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID15533
RailroadHouilleres de Saint-Etienne
CountryFrance
Whyte0-6-0T
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built
BuilderSACM
Year1888
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.74 / 1.75
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.74 / 1.75
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 5.74 / 1.75
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)28,440 / 12,900
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)28,440 / 12,900
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)28,440 / 12,900
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)356 / 1.35
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)1 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)16 / 8
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)31.50 / 800
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)127.60 / 880
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9.45" x 18.11" / 240x460
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5569 / 2526.06
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.11
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)78 - 1.378" / 35
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 9.19 / 2.80
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)23.25 / 2.16
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 4.41 / 0.41
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)282 / 26.17
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)282 / 26.17
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume191.82
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation563
Same as above plus superheater percentage563
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2967
Power L11815
Power MT422.09

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