Euskirchener Kreisbahnen 0-8-0 Locomotives in Germany
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Type E VIII d (Locobase 5051)
Data supplied by Claus Gaertner on 6 May 2002 in a group thread [
] Rory O'Connor's comments suggest that a Brazilian locomotive was the object of his question. Gaertner's data refer to a batch of twelve produced as works numbers 7553-7564. [] confirms that these were metre-gauge locomotives.
In a later discussion on the BahnhofStubchen narrow-gauge forum at [], Jurgen von Trollingen's post of 26 May 2006 gave a complete history of the twelve locomotives apparently headed for the Heersfeldbahn (the Army's railway corps) but not delivered.
As many as eight of the twelve were delivered to the Euskirchener Kreisbahnen.
The Albtalbahn received 7561, the Alsener Kreisbahnen got two, the last one (7564) went to the Ruhr-Lippe Kleinbahnen, and one wound up in Finland on the Virkkala-Ojamo Railway. This last engine was retired in 1971 and retained for display.
Von Trollinger can account for withdrawal dates of eight of the twelve. 7553-7554 went in 1927, 7560 in 1929. The other five survived for decades. 7561 was retired in 1956, 7555 in 1957, and 7556-7557 in 1958.
Volker Dehnke has more information in his 5 April 2013 post to the Bimmelbahn-Forum in the thread [], last accessed 25 July 2013.
The VIII d was one of a series of very similar designs built by Krauss from 1904 on.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Type E VIII d |
| Locobase ID | 5051 |
| Railroad | Euskirchener Kreisbahnen |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 0-8-0T |
| Number in Class | 12 |
| Road Numbers | HK 82-93 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 12 |
| Builder | Krauss |
| Year | 1919 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.50 / 3.20 |
| 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) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 63,933 / 29,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 63,933 / 29,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 634 / 2.40 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.10 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 27 / 13.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 35.40 / 899 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.74" x 17.72" / 400x450 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 18,342 / 8319.80 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.49 |
| 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) | 13.13 / 1.22 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 618 / 57.43 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 618 / 57.43 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 154.86 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2285 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2285 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |