Indochine 4-6-0 Locomotives in Indochina


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 20271)

Data from "The Franco-British Exhibition-XVIII", Engineer, Volume 106 (25 September 1908), p. 313 .

A sizable stud of metre-gauge Ten-wheelers, this class was rated to haul 129 tons of trailing load up a 0.5% grade at 36 mph (58 kph) or 200 tons up a 1% grade at 18 mph (29 kph).

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID20271
RailroadIndochine
CountryIndochina
Whyte4-6-0
Number in Class20
Road Numbers130
GaugeMetre
Number Built20
BuilderSFCM
Year1907
Valve GearWalschaert
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)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)91,822 / 41,650
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)61,597 / 27,940
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)153,419 / 69,590
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3200 / 12.12
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 3.30 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)55.10 / 1400
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)165.30 / 1140
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16.54" x 23.62" / 420x600
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)16,477 / 7473.85
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)17.76 / 1.65
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1280 / 118.90
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1280 / 118.90
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume217.91
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2936
Same as above plus superheater percentage2936
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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