Meusienne 0-6-2 Locomotives in France


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 5099)

Data from Guy Pereve through [link] (August 2002). The trailing truck used a Corpet radial axle. According to Pereve, this class operated on the Bar-le-Duc a Clermont-en-Argonne line where the maximum grade ran 1 1/2% and the tightest curves had a 200-m (684-ft) radius.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID5099
RailroadMeusienne
CountryFrance
Whyte0-6-2T
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built
BuilderCorpet, Louvet & Cie
Year1889
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.89 / 2.10
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)46,297 / 21,000
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)686 / 2.60
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 2.90 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)39.40 / 1000
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)145 / 1000
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11.81" x 17.72" / 300x450
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7731 / 3506.73
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)47.02 / 4.37
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 8.07 / 0.75
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1170
Same as above plus superheater percentage1170
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6818
Power L1
Power MT

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