Ingenio El Ba+l 0-4-2 Locomotives in Guatemala


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Uadmor (Locobase 15059)

Data from DeGolyer, Vol 66, pp 62+. Works number was 52508 in November 1919.

Bought by locomotive broker G Amsinck, this little wood-burning saddle tank was asked to burn fuel of "poor quality" and bore a Rushton Improved spark-arresting cabbage stack. El Baul's sugar mills were erected near Escuintla, which lies about 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Guatemala City and about 20 miles (32 km) from the Pacific Ocean.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassUadmor
Locobase ID15059
RailroadIngenio El Ba+l
CountryGuatemala
Whyte0-4-2ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge75 cm
Number Built1
BuilderBaldwin
Year1919
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)4 / 1.22
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)10 / 3.05
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.40
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)10 / 3.05
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)22,000 / 9979
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)27,700 / 12,565
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)400 / 1.52
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)18 / 9
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)30 / 762
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9" x 14" / 229x356
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5141 / 2331.92
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.28
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)63 - 1.5" / 38
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 6.67 / 2.03
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)32 / 2.97
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 8.20 / 0.76
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)196 / 18.21
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)196 / 18.21
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume190.14
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1312
Same as above plus superheater percentage1312
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area5120
Power L12763
Power MT553.76

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