Described on the Hildesheim Peine Kreiseisenbahn (HPKE) website [] (Dec 2001). This little eight-coupled tank operated on the BSE until 1963, when the HPKE rented it for two years as #181. The line stopped steam service in 1965 and the 181 was retired.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 4g / KDL 4 Elna |
Locobase ID | 4935 |
Railroad | Braunschweig Schoeninger Eisenbahn |
Country | Germany |
Whyte | 0-8-0T |
Number in Class | 1 |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 1 |
Builder | Hohenzollern |
Year | 1927 |
Valve Gear | Heusinger |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.11 / 4.30 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.11 / 4.30 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 123,459 / 56,000 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 123,459 / 56,000 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 123,459 / 56,000 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1584 / 6 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.80 / 2 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 43.30 / 1100 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170.70 / 1180 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20.47" x 21.65" / 520x550 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 30,399 / 13788.77 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.06 |
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) | 19.80 / 1.84 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 948 / 88.10 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 334 / 31.04 |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1282 / 119.14 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 114.96 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3380 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4259 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
Power L1 | |
Power MT |