Metropolitan 0-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 692 (Locobase 11189)

Data from The Locomotive of To-Day, reprinted, with revisions and additions, from The Locomotive Magazine (London: The Locomotive Publishing Company, 1903), p.180, Plate XIV.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class692
Locobase ID11189
RailroadMetropolitan
CountryGreat Britain
Whyte0-6-0ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderPeckett & Sons
Year1903
Valve GearStephenson
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)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)87,360 / 39,626
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)87,360 / 39,626
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)49 / 24.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)46 / 1168
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)140 / 970
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 22" / 406x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)14,570 / 6608.85
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 6.00
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)13.50 / 1.25
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)724 / 67.29
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)724 / 67.29
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume141.42
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1890
Same as above plus superheater percentage1890
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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