War Railways 0-6-0 Locomotives in Germany
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class HF 110C (Locobase 6174)
Data from [
] originally, [], last accessed 15 October 2022, the Abreschviller Railway website; "HF 110 C" on the Heeresfeldbahnseiten website at []; and "Heeresfeldbahnlokomotive HF 110 C" in Wikipedia at [], last accessed 15 October 2022.
The AR runs in the Moselle valley and was originally created as a forest railway in the 1890s. Never very prosperous, its use declined until it was nearly torn up in the 1960s. Preserved by the exertions of the Federation of the Friends of Secondary Railways in France, a portion of the logging line reopened for tourist traffic in 1968.
This stocky six-wheel locomotive has a separate tender, but side tanks as well. Two of those built during the war survived. Their works numbers were 10120 (Abreschviller) and 10129.
The locomotive class was developed for military railways for service on the Russian front in three gauges--60 cm, 75 cm, 76 cm. They were quite flexible, displaying a minimum curve radius of 30 metres. The tender was ostensibly optional (hence the German classification of Cn2+T or Cn2(t)), but the combination was the norm. Henschel & Sohn, Jung, and CKD all produced examples.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | HF 110C |
| Locobase ID | 6174 |
| Railroad | War Railways |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 0-6-0 |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 130 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1941 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.91 / 1.80 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.91 / 1.80 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 5.91 / 1.80 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 37,479 / 17,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 37,479 / 17,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 27,558 / 12,500 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 65,037 / 29,500 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1584 / 6 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3.60 / 3.30 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 21 / 10.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 27.60 / 700 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 188.50 / 1300 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 11.81" x 13.78" / 300x350 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,158 / 5061.19 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.36 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 35.52 / 3.30 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 7.75 / 0.72 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 361 / 33.50 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 361 / 33.50 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 206.62 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1461 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1461 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 6696 |
| Power L1 | 2673 |
| Power MT | 471.70 |