Central 0-4-2 Locomotives in Haiti


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 15813)

Data from "Equipment & Supplies - Locomotive Building", Railroad Age Gazette, Vol 47, No 9 (27 August 1909), p. 387. Works numbers were 4424-4427 in October 1909.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID15813
RailroadCentral
CountryHaiti
Whyte0-4-2T
Number in Class4
Road Numbers
Gauge2'6"
Number Built4
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)52,000 / 23,587
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)60,000 / 27,216
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1000 / 3.79
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)43 / 21.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)40 / 1016
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)170 / 1170
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13" x 18" / 330x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)10,989 / 4984.53
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.73
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)112 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10 / 3.05
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)58.90 / 5.47
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)13.20 / 1.23
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)630 / 58.53
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)630 / 58.53
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume227.83
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2244
Same as above plus superheater percentage2244
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area10,013
Power L13789
Power MT321.28

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