Gera-Meuselwitz-Wuitzer Eisenbahn Articulated Locomotives in Germany
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1 / BR 99.5711 (Locobase 11198)
Data from [
],_6, last accessed 11 April 2010. Works numbers were 4797-4799 in 1901, 5107 in November 1902, 5839 in October 1905.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1 / BR 99.5711 |
| Locobase ID | 11198 |
| Railroad | Gera-Meuselwitz-Wuitzer Eisenbahn |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 0-4-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 1-4, 6 / 99 5711-99 5714 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | Borsig |
| Year | 1901 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13.71 / 4.18 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 13.71 / 4.18 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 15,432 / 7000 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 61,729 / 28,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 61,729 / 28,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 61,729 / 28,000 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 660 / 2.50 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.10 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 26 / 13 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 32.30 / 820 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 12 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 10.43" x 15.75" / 265x400 |
| Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.75" x 15.75" / 400x400 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 10,907 / 4947.34 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.66 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 106 - 1.811" / 46 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.83 / 3.30 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 46.72 / 4.34 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 11.84 / 1.10 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 591 / 54.90 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 591 / 54.90 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 379.46 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2060 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2060 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 8129 |
| Power L1 | 2175 |
| Power MT | 310.72 |