0-4-0 Steam Locomotives in Haiti

Cie de CF de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 15814)

Data from "Equipment & Supplies - Locomotive Building", Railroad Age Gazette, Vol 47, No 9 (27 August 1909), p. 387. See also Martin Coombs, Part 20 West Indian islands steam locomotive lists (other than Cuba), V. 1.04, June 2026, pp. 152-154, at [], last accessed 8 August 2026. Works numbers were 4429-4430 in October 1909.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID15814
RailroadCie de CF de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac (Central)
CountryHaiti
Whyte0-4-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge2'6"
Number Built1
BuilderPorter
Year1909
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)36,000 / 16,329
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)36,000 / 16,329
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)650 / 2.46
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)30 / 15
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)10" x 16" / 254x406
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7253 / 3289.91
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.96
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)72 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 8.83 / 2.69
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)40.10 / 3.73
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 9.20 / 0.85
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)371 / 34.47
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)371 / 34.47
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume255.08
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1472
Same as above plus superheater percentage1472
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6416
Power L13143
Power MT384.95

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