Houilleres de Ronchamp 0-4-0 Locomotives in Germany
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 11 (Locobase 15607)
Data from diagram No 106, Societe Alsacienne de Construction Mecaniques from SACM locomotive book supplied by Dany Machi up at [
] as
Diagrammes des machines SACM construites a GRAFENSTADEN (October 2007). Works number was 7389 in 1925.
"Ronchamp" refers to a large coal-mining company in the Haute-Saone near the Swiss border. Its reserves consisted mainly of "charbon", a grade of coal with a carbon percentage between anthracite (the highest at between 93 and 97%) and lignite (50-60% carbon).
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Locobase ID | 15607 |
| Railroad | Houilleres de Ronchamp |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 0-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 11 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | SACM |
| Year | 1925 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 3.94 / 1.20 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 3.94 / 1.20 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 3.94 / 1.20 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 18,960 / 8600 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 18,960 / 8600 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 251 / 0.95 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 16 / 8 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 23.60 / 600 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 127.60 / 880 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 8.66" x 11.81" / 220x300 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 4070 / 1846.12 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.66 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 78 - 1.378" / 35 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 7.55 / 2.30 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 24.76 / 2.30 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 4.41 / 0.41 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 237 / 22.02 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 237 / 22.02 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 294.37 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 563 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 563 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 3159 |
| Power L1 | 2249 |
| Power MT | 523.02 |