Nurem-Furth 2-2-2 Locomotives in Germany


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class ADLER (Locobase 665)

The first engine run in Germany, the Adler was a small example of the Patentee type; cost was 1,750 pounds sterling. It went into sevice with Bavaria's Nuremburg-Furth railway on 7 December 1835.

The boiler had 62 copper tubes and valve motion was shifting eccentrics. The drivers were flangeless and the cylinders lay inside of the wooden frame. The original remained in service until 1857. See also Christian Lindecke [link] (13 Dec 2003).

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassADLER
Locobase ID665
RailroadNurem-Furth
CountryGermany
Whyte2-2-2
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built
BuilderRobert Stephenson & Co
Year1835
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)25 / 7.62
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)13,228 / 6000
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)13,250 / 6010
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)31,500 / 14,288
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)22 / 11
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)54 / 1372
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)60 / 410
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9" x 16" / 229x406
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)1224 / 555.20
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)10.83
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) 5.20 / 0.48
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)196 / 18.22
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)196 / 18.22
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume166.37
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation312
Same as above plus superheater percentage312
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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