Chiemseebahn 0-4-0 Locomotives in Germany


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Tramway (Locobase 5135)

Data fromwww.chiemsee-schifffahrt.de/main/chiemseebahn (August 2002).

The Chiemseebahn was a narrow-gauge service from the Munich railway station to the port of the Chiemsee canal on the river in order to relieve roadway congestion. This little tramway locomotive (works #1813) was built to pull those 4-5 car trains and ran to a timetable.

When it first entered service, the boiler was pressed to 199.1 psi (14 bar). Compared to the 1957 upgrade shown in the specifications, the original kessel was smaller. Its grate measured 4.63 sq ft (0.43 sq m), its firebox area was 20.66 sq ft (1.92 sq m), and overall heating surface amounted to 253 sq ft (23.53 sq m). 1937 saw the replacement of the original copper firebox with a new one, also copper.

At the turn of the 21st century, the locomotive remained in service for summer use, covering 5,000 km (3,310 mi) per year over the 1.8-km (1.1-mi) track and burning 25 tons of coal.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassTramway
Locobase ID5135
RailroadChiemseebahn
CountryGermany
Whyte0-4-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
GaugeMetre
Number Built1
BuilderKrauss
Year1887
Valve GearAllan
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.90 / 1.80
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.90 / 1.80
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)29,321 / 13,300
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)29,321 / 13,300
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)296 / 1.12
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.70 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)24 / 12
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)31.50 / 800
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)188.50 / 1300
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)8.86" x 13.78" / 225x350
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5502 / 2495.67
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.33
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)25.61 / 2.38
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 6.03 / 0.56
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)293 / 27.23
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)293 / 27.23
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume297.97
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1137
Same as above plus superheater percentage1137
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area4827
Power L14238
Power MT637.30

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