Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway 4-6-0 Locomotives in India


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 166 (Locobase 21010)

Data from "Nizams Guaranteed State Railway Type 4-6-0", Locomotives Constructed by Kitson & Co,. Ltd (Leeds: n.d.) . Works numbers were 5132-5136 in 1915.


Class D (Locobase 9906)

Data from Charles S Lake, "New British-built Locomotives for India," Model Engineer and Practical Electrician, May 18, 1933, p. 466. Works numbers were 4561-4563 in 1933.

Lake noted about this design that it was a straightforward layout with a Belapaire firebox and all of the mod cons: an ACFI (Compagnie des Auxiliaires des Chemins de Fer et de l'Industrie) feed water heater, vacuum brake, electric cab and head lights. The accompanying illustration shows a stocky Ten-wheeler.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class166D
Locobase ID21010 9906
RailroadNizam's Guaranteed State RailwayNizam's Guaranteed State Railway
CountryIndiaIndia
Whyte4-6-04-6-0
Number in Class53
Road Numbers166-170
GaugeMetre5'6"
Number Built53
BuilderKitsonVulcan Foundry
Year19151933
Valve GearStephensonWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)12 / 3.6614.25 / 4.34
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)21.12 / 6.4427.25 / 8.31
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.57 0.52
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)33.06 / 10.0851.58 / 15.72
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)40,320 / 18,289
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)61,264 / 27,789120,960 / 54,867
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)78,848 / 35,765171,360 / 77,728
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)51,856 / 23,522108,640 / 49,278
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)130,704 / 59,287280,000 / 127,006
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2400 / 9.094800 / 18.18
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 4.40 / 4 9.40 / 9
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)34 / 1767 / 33.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)57 / 144874 / 1880
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15.5" x 22" / 394x55920.5" x 26" / 521x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)14,187 / 6435.1222,591 / 10247.12
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.32 5.35
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)15.87 / 4.84
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)108.40 / 10.07152 / 14.13
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)15.33 / 1.4232 / 2.97
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)981 / 91.141480 / 137.55
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)352 / 32.71
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)981 / 91.141832 / 170.26
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume204.18149.01
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation27595760
Same as above plus superheater percentage27596854
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area19,51232,558
Power L1542012,087
Power MT585.13660.89

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