Samarang-Joana Stoomtram Mij 0-4-2 Locomotives in Indonesia


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class B27 (Locobase 4718)

Data from [link], a site for the Ambarawa Railway Museum maintained by Rob Dickinson.

See Indra Krishnamurti at [link] for building dates and numbers both of predecessor railways and the Indonesian State Railways.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassB27
Locobase ID4718
RailroadSamarang-Joana Stoomtram Mij
CountryIndonesia
Whyte0-4-2T
Number in Class16
Road Numbers201-216/B2701-B2716
Gauge3'6"
Number Built16
BuilderHartmann
Year1912
Valve Gear
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)35,715 / 16,200
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)49,383 / 22,400
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)30 / 15
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)39.40 / 1001
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)170.70 / 1180
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)14.96" x 15.75" / 380x400
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)12,981 / 5888.09
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 2.75
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) 8.61 / 0.80
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)377 / 35
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)108 / 10
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)485 / 45
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume117.66
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1470
Same as above plus superheater percentage1793
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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