Indian State 0-4-4 Locomotives in India


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class B (Locobase 3182)

Ahrons (1927) offers this little tank as one of the examples of Indian practice in the 1870s.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassB
Locobase ID3182
RailroadIndian State
CountryIndia
Whyte0-4-4T
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeMetre
Number Built
Builder
Year1872
Valve Gear
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)29,008 / 13,158
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)48,608 / 22,048
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)48,608 / 22,048
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)24 / 12
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)140 / 970
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11" x 18" / 279x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)6171 / 2799.12
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.70
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)43 / 4
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)7 / 0.65
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)427 / 39.68
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)427 / 39.68
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume215.67
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation980
Same as above plus superheater percentage980
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6020
Power L13178
Power MT483.06

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