Morbihan 0-6-0 Locomotives in France


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 101 (Locobase 6227)

Data from [link] (10 July 2004).

The Loire Inferieure metric-gauge network included lines from Herbignac-Guerande, Pornic-Paimboeuf, and Saint Nazaire to La Roche-Bernardhe. These stout six-coupleds carried on until the lines closed, at which point 101 & 103 were sold off to industrial railways.

When the Chemin de Fer Baie Somme tourist line association bought 101, says the CFBS site, the machine went into immediate service at the head of the season's first train. When the Corpet 2-6-0T came on the scene in 1992, 101, which was beginning to show signs of wear, saw more limited service. Although it needed a new boiler and cylinders, other demands took precedence and as of 2004, 101 still awaited reconditioning. It wasn't until 2009 that actual reconstruction began.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class101
Locobase ID6227
RailroadMorbihan
CountryFrance
Whyte0-6-0T
Number in Class4
Road Numbers101-104
GaugeMetre
Number Built4
BuilderPinguely
Year1904
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.73 / 2.05
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.73 / 2.05
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 6.73 / 2.05
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)52,911 / 24,000
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)52,911 / 24,000
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)29 / 14.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)35.40 / 900
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)181.30 / 1250
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)12.01" x 17.72" / 305x450
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)11,127 / 5047.13
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.76
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 7.53 / 0.70
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)540 / 50.22
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)540 / 50.22
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume232.42
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1365
Same as above plus superheater percentage1365
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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