0-8-0 Steam Locomotives in Indonesia

Madura Stoomtram Mij / Malang Stoomtram Mij


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 14/D11 (Locobase 4748)

Data from dspace.dial.pipex.com/javatour/ambarawa/locos/D1107.htm, a site for the Ambarawa Railway Museum maintained by Rob Dickinson. See Indra Krishnamurti at [] for building dates and numbers both of predecessor railways and the Indonesian State Railways. See also "Lokomotif D11" in Wikipedia (translated by Google) at [], last accessed 25 August 2026.

The tables suggest that although these locomotives were delivered over a 9-year period, they were in fact one class. Works numbers were 3040 in 1913, 3206 in 1914, 4072-4074 in 1920, 4086-4088 in 1921, 4506-4508 in 1925.

Rob Dickinson wrote that the D11s never strayed from the Malang's operating area, which centered on the city 87 km (54 miles) south of Surabaya in East Java. Wikipedia says the D11s hauled molasses trains in and around the Malang regency as well as heading up mixed consists of passenger carriages and freight cars. In sum, adds Wikipedia, "The MSM14/D11 was considered reliable and capable of hauling longer and heavier train consists."


Class 21/D16 (Locobase 4752)

Data from [] . See Indra Krishnamurti at [] for building dates and numbers both of predecessor railways and the Indonesian State Railways. Works numbers 8266-8268, 8381 in 1912; 8752-8753, 8803-8807 in 1914.

Doubling the cylinder volume more than offset the taller driver diameters. Eight-coupled freight tanks that spread the weight over four axles rather the the three axles of the 0-6-0Ts Hartmann delivered in the same year. (Locobase 4741) . Even so, the average minimum axle loading rose by a short ton.

See Locobase 4753 for the pair of superheated 0-8-0Ts delivered in 1922.


Class 26/D17 (Locobase 4753)

Data from [] . See Indra Krishnamurti at [] for building dates and numbers both of predecessor railways and the Indonesian State Railways. Works numbers were 4530-4531 in 1922.

Similar in size and number of driven axles to the eleven D16s supplied by Borsig in 1912 (Locobase 4752), this pair from Hartmann offered larger-diameter cylinders with piston valves and a superheater. Average minimum axle load decreased slightly.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class14/D1121/D1626/D17
Locobase ID4748 4752 4753
RailroadMalang Stoomtram MijMadura Stoomtram MijMadura Stoomtram Mij
CountryIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia
Whyte0-8-0T0-8-0T0-8-0T
Number in Class11112
Road Numbers14-24/D1101-111121-25, 28-33/D1601-161126-27/D1701-1702
Gauge3'6"3'6"3'6"
Number Built11112
BuilderHohenzollernBorsigHartmann
Year191319121922
Valve GearHeusinger
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)62,831 / 28,50061,288 / 27,80060,407 / 27,400
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)62,831 / 28,50061,288 / 27,80060,407 / 27,400
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)26 / 1326 / 1325 / 12.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)35.40 / 90035.40 / 90035.40 / 900
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)188.50 / 1300188.50 / 1300171.10 / 1180
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13.39" x 17.72" / 340x45012.6" x 19.69" / 320x50014.17" x 19.69" / 360x500
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)14,380 / 6522.6714,149 / 6417.8916,242 / 7367.26
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.37 4.33 3.72
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)10.76 / 110.76 / 1 9.68 / 0.90
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)592 / 55551 / 51.20425 / 39.50
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)194 / 18
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)592 / 55551 / 51.20619 / 57.50
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume204.98193.90118.26
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation202820281656
Same as above plus superheater percentage202820282170
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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