Anglo-Greek Magnesite Kitson-Meyer Locomotives in Greece
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class KAKAVOS (Locobase 3626)
Data from Wiener (1930). Works number was 906 in 1903.
One of smallest articulateds to be found in Locobase, this design used the Kitson-Meyer arrangement of both sets of drivers leading their cylinders under a common frame and boiler.
The industrial-locomotive website [
] (accessed 15 Jan 2006) has a listing of Barclay engines. This particular unit was owned by Glasgow-based James Howden & Co, which sent it to Limni in Greece in May 1903.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | KAKAVOS |
| Locobase ID | 3626 |
| Railroad | Anglo-Greek Magnesite |
| Country | Greece |
| Whyte | 0-4-0+0-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 3 |
| Gauge | 2'6" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Andrew Barclay |
| Year | 1903 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8 / 1.22 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17 / 5.18 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.47 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 67,200 / 30,481 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 67,200 / 30,481 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 67,200 / 30,481 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 800 / 2.52 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.70 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 28 / 14 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 27.50 / 699 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 165 / 1140 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 9" x 15" / 229x381 (4) |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 12,393 / 5621.38 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.42 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 115 - 1.75" / 44 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 9.81 / 2.99 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 48 / 4.46 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 8.50 / 0.79 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 508 / 47.21 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 508 / 47.21 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 229.98 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1403 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1403 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 7920 |
| Power L1 | 2561 |
| Power MT | 336.07 |