Central 2-6-0 Locomotives in Haiti


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Christophe Colomb (Locobase 15008)

Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), p. 1000. Works number was 4778 in May 1911.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassChristophe Colomb
Locobase ID15008
RailroadCentral
CountryHaiti
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers20
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderPorter
Year1911
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 8.17 / 2.49
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)16.75 / 5.11
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.49
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)65,800 / 29,846
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)75,800 / 34,382
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)37 / 18.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 20" / 381x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)16,393 / 7435.75
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.01
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)62.20 / 5.78
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)18 / 1.67
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1073 / 99.68
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1073 / 99.68
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume262.31
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3240
Same as above plus superheater percentage3240
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area11,196
Power L14263
Power MT428.49

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