Central de Guatemala 4-6-0 Locomotives in Guatemala


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 11 (Locobase 11135)

Data from Schenectady Locomotive Works, Illustrated Catalogue of Simple and Compound Locomotives (Philadelphia: J B Lippincott, 1897), pp. 108-109.

Few of the skinny-gauge engines had 2 1/4" tubes, but this design did. It was a powerful mixed-traffic locomotive.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class11
Locobase ID11135
RailroadCentral de Guatemala
CountryGuatemala
Whyte4-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers11
Gauge3'
Number Built1
BuilderSchenectady
Year1897
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.42 / 2.26
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)16.67 / 5.08
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.45
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)41.83 / 12.75
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)73,600 / 33,384
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)86,900 / 39,417
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3000 / 11.36
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)41 / 20.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)175 / 1210
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17" x 20" / 432x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)20,471 / 9285.50
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.60
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)134 - 2.25" / 57
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)14.42 / 4.40
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)92.26 / 8.57
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)16.14 / 1.50
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1224 / 113.75
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1224 / 113.75
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume232.96
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2825
Same as above plus superheater percentage2825
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area16,146
Power L13929
Power MT353.07

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