Indochine 4-6-2 Locomotives in Indochina
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1000/231-301 (Locobase 15524)
Data from SACM diagram UG Type 188 from Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques from locomotive book supplied by Dany Machi up at [
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Diagrammes des machines SACM construites a GRAFENSTADEN (October 2007). Works numbers were 7678-7687.
Tube diameter is the interior measurement. External measurements for the tubes was 50 mm (1.97") and the flues 133 mm (5.24").
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1000/231-301 |
| Locobase ID | 15524 |
| Railroad | Indochine |
| Country | Indochina |
| Whyte | 4-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 10 |
| Road Numbers | 231.301-310 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 10 |
| Builder | SACM |
| Year | 1938 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.84 / 3 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 27.72 / 8.45 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.35 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 72,752 / 33,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 119,049 / 54,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 40 / 20 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 55.10 / 1400 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 203.10 / 1400 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16.54" x 24.02" / 420x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 20,588 / 9338.57 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.53 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 120 - 1.772" / 45 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 21 - 4.921" / 125 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.12 / 4 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 106.56 / 9.90 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 24.76 / 2.30 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1354 / 125.80 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 390 / 36.20 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1744 / 162 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 226.67 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5029 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 6135 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 26,404 |
| Power L1 | 16,851 |
| Power MT | 1531.92 |