Khulna Bagherat 0-6-0 Locomotives in India


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 11004)

Data from "Tank Frame Locomotives", Record of Recent Construction #93 (Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1918), p.10. See also DeGolyer, Vol 267+. Works number was 50678 in November 1918.

This was a single switcher used by a narrow-gauge line constructed by the Eastern Bengal State Railway in 1918. The route measured 20 miles (31 km).

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID11004
RailroadKhulna Bagherat
CountryIndia
Whyte0-6-0WT
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge2'6"
Number Built1
BuilderBaldwin
Year1918
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.33 / 1.62
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.33 / 1.62
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 5.33 / 1.62
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)33,600 / 15,241
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)33,600 / 15,241
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)475 / 1.80
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)1 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)19 / 9.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)28 / 711
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)165 / 1140
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)10" x 14" / 254x356
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7013 / 3181.05
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.79
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)70 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 8.67 / 2.64
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)26 / 2.42
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 5.50 / 0.51
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)301 / 27.97
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)301 / 27.97
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume236.52
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation908
Same as above plus superheater percentage908
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area4290
Power L12608
Power MT513.36

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