Bristol & Birmingham 2-4-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Wellington (Locobase 16095)

Data from tracing at [] Works numbers were 239-240 in 1846.

The other engine in the pair was named Pandora.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

ClassWellington
Locobase ID16095
RailroadBristol & Birmingham
CountryGreat Britain
Whyte2-4-0
Number in Class2
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built2
BuilderTayleur
Year1846
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.83 / 1.78
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)11.33 / 3.45
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.51
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1200 / 4.55
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)66.75 / 1695
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)100 / 6.90
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 22" / 406x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7172 / 3253.17
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)135 - 2" / 0
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)11.33
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)11.50 / 1.07
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1117 / 103.77
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1117 / 103.77
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume218.18
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1150
Same as above plus superheater percentage1150
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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