Backworth Coal Company, Ltd 0-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 20488)

Data from the Tyne and Wear Archives at [link], last accessed 4 November 2018.. Works number was 2671.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID20488
RailroadBackworth Coal Company, Ltd
CountryGreat Britain
Whyte0-6-0ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderHawthorn Leslie
Year1906
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)13 / 3.96
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)13 / 3.96
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)13 / 3.96
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)99,680 / 45,214
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)99,680 / 45,214
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1320 / 5
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 1.30 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)55 / 27.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)49 / 1245
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17" x 26" / 432x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)20,855 / 9459.68
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.78
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)15.50 / 1.44
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)995 / 92.44
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)995 / 92.44
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume145.67
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2480
Same as above plus superheater percentage2480
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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