Data from Felix Mathias, Etudes sur Machines Locomotives de Sharp et Roberts Comparees a Celles d'Autres Constructeurs ...(Paris, Librairie Scientifique-Industrielle de L. Mathias, 1844). See also Gustav Reder (Michael Reynolds, trans), The World of Steam Locomotives (New York: Putnam, 1974)
This locomotive may have been the first to have been produced with this wheel arrangement. According to Reder, the smaller leading axle allowed the builder to lay the cylinders horizontally inside the frames. In tests with both passenger and freight trains, the Victorieuse pulled 110 tons at 15 mph (25 kph) up a 0.4% grade.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Victorieuse |
| Locobase ID | 4816 |
| Railroad | Paris a Versailles (Rive Gauche) |
| Country | France |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Robert Stephenson & Co |
| Year | 1838 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6.89 / 2.10 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.11 / 4.30 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.49 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 11.75 / 3.58 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 26,455 / 12,000 |
| 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) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54.30 / 1380 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 58 / 400 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 17.72" / 381x450 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3620 / 1642.01 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 145 - 1.772" / 45 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 8.73 / 2.66 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 51.67 / 4.80 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 10.87 / 1.01 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 635 / 59.03 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 635 / 59.03 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 175.21 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 630 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 630 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 2997 |
| Power L1 | 1294 |
| Power MT | |