Samarang-Cheribon Stoomtram Mij 4-6-0 Locomotives in Indonesia
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class C54 (Locobase 4746)
Data from 1946 Beyer, Peacock catalogue hosted on Martyn Bane's website at [
] (accessed 21 May 2006). Works numbers were 4537-4546 (SCS 201-206) and 4449-4454 (SCS 207-213).
According to [], last accessed 7 June 2006, this tramway ran in Central Java. It was constructed between 1897 and 1914 and totalled 373 km (231 miles). Over a fifteen-year period ending in 1907, Beyer, Peacock delivered a series of 0-4-0T tram sets for the trains that served the 26 sugar mills on the line.
Fifteen years later the company added this sextet of Tenwheelers to take advantage of a newly expanded main line. Each locomotive came equipped with a Knorr-Bremse feed water heater and purifier that fed water to the boiler through the rear steam dome. As in most BP locomotives, a square-shouldered Belpaire firebox created the steam.
According to the site's author, Indra Krishnamurti, "It became a significant partner to the SS [the principal state railway] in the Jakarta-Semarang passenger trains."
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | C54 |
| Locobase ID | 4746 |
| Railroad | Samarang-Cheribon Stoomtram Mij |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 13 |
| Road Numbers | 201-213/C5401-5413 |
| Gauge | 3'6" |
| Number Built | 13 |
| Builder | Hartmann |
| Year | 1922 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| 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) | 58,643 / 26,600 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 85,098 / 38,600 |
| 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) | 33 / 16.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 49.20 / 1250 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 171.10 / 1180 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.75" x 20.47" / 400x520 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 15,010 / 6808.43 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.91 |
| 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) | 19.37 / 1.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 874 / 81.20 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 312 / 29 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1186 / 110.20 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 189.35 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3314 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4176 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |