Data from Christian Lindecke's website [] (visited 28 November 2003) (translated by Google). A failure that did not rise again. The Google translation is a little sketchy on some details, but apparently the locomotive was laid out with the boiler poised over the two couple axles and the firebox supported by a tender with a frame that extended well forward.
The result rode badly and the frame proved far too weak to resist stresses that strained the boiler. Phonix was soon converted to a standard B V. It was scrapped in 1878.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Phonix |
| Locobase ID | 5917 |
| Railroad | Bavarian State |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 0-4-6 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 178 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Maffei |
| Year | 1857 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| 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) | 23,149 / 10,500 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 46,297 / 21,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 99,208 / 45,000 |
| 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) | 39 / 19.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 57 / 1448 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 107 / 750 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 9803 / 4446.57 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.72 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 13.45 / 1.25 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 971 / 90.20 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 971 / 90.20 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 173.86 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1439 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1439 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |