Staatsspoorweg ter Sumatra's Westkust 0-8-2 Locomotives in Indonesia


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class D18 (Locobase 4754)

450x480 rack Data from [link] . See Indra Krishnamurti at [link] for building dates and numbers both of predecessor railways and the Indonesian State Railways. Two came from Esslingen, one from SLM.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassD18
Locobase ID4754
RailroadStaatsspoorweg ter Sumatra's Westkust
CountryIndonesia
Whyte0-8-2RT
Number in Class3
Road Numbers101-103/D1801-1803
Gauge3'6"
Number Built3
Builderseveral
Year1913
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)88,184 / 40,000
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)110,230 / 50,000
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)110,230 / 50,000
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)39.40 / 1000
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)203 / 1400
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.72" x 18.9" / 450x480
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)25,990 / 11788.88
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.39
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)19.91 / 1.85
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1112 / 103.35
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1112 / 103.35
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume206.13
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4042
Same as above plus superheater percentage4042
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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