Koniglich SSchsischen Staats-Eisenbahn. 2-4-0 Locomotives in Germany
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Phoenix / I (Locobase 7912)
Data from [
], accessed 26 October 2006.
Delivered as a tender engine, this outside-cylinder, inside-motion locomotive was converted in 1869 to a tank engine and renamed Psyche. Retirement came nine years later in 1878.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Phoenix / I |
| Locobase ID | 7912 |
| Railroad | Koniglich SSchsischen Staats-Eisenbahn. |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Rabenstein |
| Year | 1850 |
| 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) | 26,676 / 12,100 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 53,352 / 24,200 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 64,595 / 29,300 |
| 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) | 44 / 22 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1525 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 75.40 / 530 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13.98" x 22.05" / 355x560 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 4603 / 2087.89 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 11.59 |
| 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) | 10.76 / 1 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 647 / 60.10 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 647 / 60.10 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 165.16 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 811 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 811 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |