Avricourt a Blamont et Cirey Articulated Locomotives in France
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 2 (Locobase 13480)
Data from "La locomotive Henschel 020+020T Systeme Mallet: Historique et caracteristiques", Train de la Doller handout offered at [
], last accessed 21 November 2011. Works number was 10416 in 1911.
The Doller pamphlet tells us that this locomotive spent all of its "professional" [their quotes] life on the ABC pulling goods trains that served local industries that made the celebrated engraved glass. Its maximum speed was 60 kph (37.3 mph).
Later it was discovered (out of service - Locobase isn't sure) by the Association of Abreschwiller Forest Railways (l'association du chemin du fer foristier Abreschwiller) which operated the 2 until the line closed.
The Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallee de la Doller (CFTVD) bought the engine in 1990 and promised to renovate it. Over the next fifteen years, the organization fulfilled its promise. A new boiler holds the steam; it was welded rather than riveted. The refurbished engine made its first run in June 2005.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 2 |
| Locobase ID | 13480 |
| Railroad | Avricourt a Blamont et Cirey |
| Country | France |
| Whyte | 0-4-4-0T |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | 2 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | |
| Builder | Henschel & Sohn |
| Year | 1911 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.50 / 1.60 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17.06 / 5.20 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.62 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 17.06 / 5.20 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 89,508 / 40,600 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 89,508 / 40,600 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 89,508 / 40,600 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 792 / 3 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.30 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 37 / 18.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 41.30 / 1050 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 9.84" x 21.65" / 250x550 |
| Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.32" x 21.65" / 440x550 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,350 / 5148.28 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 7.89 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 126 - 1.89" / 48 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11.48 / 3.50 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 62.97 / 5.85 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.53 / 1.35 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 779 / 72.40 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 779 / 72.40 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 408.80 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2528 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2528 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 10,957 |
| Power L1 | 2219 |
| Power MT | 218.62 |