Data from "Some Foreign Compounds", Locomotive Engineering, Volume VIII, No 1 (January, 1895), p. 29.
Data from Vulcan Foundry catalogue, ca. 1920 ([]) and [], which gives the information that these relatively powerful freight locomotives were VF works #1606-1617.
Data from John Robinson, "Modern Locomotives", Van Norstrand's Engineering Magazine, Volume X, No LXI (January 1874), p. 46.
In his discussion of then-modern locomotives, Robinson reported that this engine would draw 694 long tons on the level at 25 mph. Hauling an average load of 490 tons, the engine burned 59 1/4 lb of coal per mile. "A peculiar feature of this engine was the position of the hind axle under the firebox, permitted by the shallowness of the end of the latter [because the grate sloped down from back to front]," said Robinson. There were two purposes to this stubby arrangement. It allowed "... a comparatively short wheel base and an equable distribution of the weight of the engine."
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |||
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Class | 181 | unknown | unknown |
Locobase ID | 13609 | 6380 | 13581 |
Railroad | Bombay, Baroda & Central India | Bombay, Baroda & Central India | Bombay, Baroda & Central India |
Country | India | India | India |
Whyte | 0-6-0 | 0-6-0 | 0-6-0 |
Number in Class | 12 | ||
Road Numbers | 311-322 | ||
Gauge | 5'6" | 5'6" | 5'6" |
Number Built | 12 | ||
Builder | Neilson & Co | Vulcan Foundry | |
Year | 1895 | 1898 | 1874 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |||
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 | 16.42 / 5 | |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 | 16.42 / 5 | |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 | 1 | |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 40.33 / 12.29 | ||
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 26,432 / 11,989 | ||
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 90,000 / 40,823 | 103,600 / 46,992 | 78,736 / 35,714 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 90,000 / 40,823 | 103,600 / 46,992 | 78,736 / 35,714 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 104,720 / 47,500 | ||
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 208,320 / 94,492 | ||
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2000 / 7.58 | 4800 / 18.18 | |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 8.40 / 8 | ||
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 50 / 25 | 58 / 29 | 44 / 22 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |||
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 55.50 / 1410 | 55.50 / 1410 | 55.50 / 1410 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 | 180 / 1240 | 140 / 970 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 26" / 483x660 (1) | 18" x 26" / 457x660 | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 27" x 26" / 686x660 (1) | ||
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 13,460 / 6105.36 | 23,223 / 10533.79 | 16,673 / 7562.75 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 6.69 | 4.46 | 4.72 |
Heating Ability | |||
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 222 - 2" / 0 | ||
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |||
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11 | ||
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 92.43 / 8.59 | 115 / 10.69 | 99 / 9.20 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 20 / 1.86 | 25.50 / 2.37 | |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1076 / 99.96 | 1245 / 115.71 | 1377 / 127.93 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |||
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1076 / 99.96 | 1245 / 115.71 | 1377 / 127.93 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 252.22 | 162.58 | 194.81 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |||
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3600 | 3570 | |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3600 | 3570 | |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,940 | 20,700 | 13,860 |
Power L1 | 2312 | 3957 | 3430 |
Power MT | 169.90 | 252.62 | 288.12 |