Data from "Eight-Coupled Bogie Tank Engine, London & South Western Ry", Locomotive Magazine, Volume XXVII [27], No 348 (15 August 1921); "New Tank Engines, London & South Western Railway", Railway Engineer, No 8 (August 1921), pp. 285-289; and "Urie G16 class 4-8-0T", Southern Railway E-Group at [], last accessed 16 September 2018.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
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Class | G16 Black Tanks |
Locobase ID | 2365 |
Railroad | London & South Western |
Country | Great Britain |
Whyte | 4-8-0T |
Number in Class | 4 |
Road Numbers | 492-495 |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 4 |
Builder | Eastleigh |
Year | 1921 |
Valve Gear | Walschaert |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 18 / 5.49 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 32 / 9.75 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.56 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 32 / 9.75 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 163,296 / 74,070 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 213,024 / 96,626 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 213,024 / 96,626 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2400 / 9.09 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3.90 / 4 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 68 / 34 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 61 / 1549 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 12.40 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 22" x 28" / 559x711 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 33,991 / 15418.08 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.80 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.75 / 4.19 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 139 / 12.91 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 27 / 2.51 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1406 / 130.62 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 231 / 21.46 |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1637 / 152.08 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 114.13 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4860 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5540 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 28,523 |
Power L1 | 6209 |
Power MT | 335.30 |