Nobel Industries Ltd 0-8-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class unknown (Locobase 7519)
Data from 1946 Beyer, Peacock catalogue hosted on Martyn Bane's website at [
] (accessed 21 May 2006).
], last accessed 29 May 2006).
This single 8-coupled tank operated for the chemical company just as it was merging with several others to become Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 7519 |
| Railroad | Nobel Industries Ltd |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 0-8-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | 3'6" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1927 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12 / 3.66 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12 / 3.66 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 12 / 3.66 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 23,620 / 10,714 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 93,072 / 42,217 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 93,072 / 42,217 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 93,072 / 42,217 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1200 / 4.55 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.20 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 39 / 19.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42 / 1067 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 220 / 15.20 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 25,076 / 11374.30 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.71 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 84.50 / 7.85 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.50 / 1.35 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 759 / 70.54 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 759 / 70.54 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 148.25 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3190 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3190 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 18,590 |
| Power L1 | 3554 |
| Power MT | 336.74 |