2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Honduras

Nacional de Honduras


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 12 (Locobase 15010)

Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), p. 1002.

The sugar mill is still located in Cumaná, which is the capital of Sucre State.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class12
Locobase ID15010
RailroadNacional de Honduras
CountryHonduras
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers12
Gauge3'6"
Number Built1
BuilderDavenport
Year
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)53,000 / 24,040
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)63,000 / 28,576
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)29 / 14.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)40 / 1016
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13" x 18" / 330x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)10,343 / 4691.51
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.12
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)66 / 6.13
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)12.40 / 1.15
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)629 / 58.44
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)629 / 58.44
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume227.47
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1984
Same as above plus superheater percentage1984
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area10,560
Power L13699
Power MT461.60

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