Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 14 (Locobase 4538)
Obviously a successful design for its intended purpose, this engine served the Canal for 65 years. Its venue included very sharp curves, so the engine's front driving axle moved laterally and the center axle's drivers were flangeless. Richard Drew's photo ([
]) shows a classic late 19th-century tank engine. In the 1990s, this image was enhanced when the preserved #14 was repainted blue and decorated with the face of Thomas the Tank Engine.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 14 |
| Locobase ID | 4538 |
| Railroad | Manchester Ship Canal |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 14 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Hunslet Engine Co |
| Year | 1898 |
| 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) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 107,856 / 48,923 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 107,856 / 48,923 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 107,856 / 48,923 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 825 / 3.13 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.10 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 60 / 30 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 51 / 1295 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.5" x 20" / 394x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 13,614 / 6175.21 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 7.92 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 87 / 8.09 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 16.75 / 1.56 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 960 / 89.22 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 960 / 89.22 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 219.79 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2848 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2848 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,790 |
| Power L1 | 4615 |
| Power MT | 283.00 |