West Clare 0-6-0 Locomotives in Ireland
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1 (Locobase 2765)
Data from See [
] (August 2002). Works numbers were 730 in January 1886 and 738 in June.
The first West Clare locomotives to go into service on a line that boasted "a wild and meandering route" from Clare in County Ennis to Lahinch on the Atlantic seaboard and thence to Kilkee and Kilrush, says OS Nock (RWC IV, pl 17). He reports that there were stretches on which the wind could be so strong it blew railway carriages right over. #2 was scrapped in 1900, #1 in 1912.
Class Clifden (Locobase 2766)
Little tanks similar to the first pair, but with cylinder dimensions that would be a standard on the West Clare. Clifden (works #792)was scrapped in 1915 while Besborough (works #793) went to the scrapyard very early, in 1901.
See [] (August 2002) for data.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 | Clifden |
| Locobase ID | 2765 | 2766 |
| Railroad | West Clare | West Clare |
| Country | Ireland | Ireland |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 2 | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Gauge | 3' | 3' |
| Number Built | 2 | 2 |
| Builder | WG Bagnall | WG Bagnall |
| Year | 1886 | 1887 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 | 11 / 3.35 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | ||
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 53,760 / 24,385 | 53,760 / 24,385 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 53,760 / 24,385 | 53,760 / 24,385 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 720 / 2.73 | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | ||
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 30 / 15 | 30 / 15 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42 / 1067 | 42 / 1067 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 | 140 / 970 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13" x 20" / 330x508 | 15" x 20" / 381x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 9577 / 4344.06 | 12,750 / 5783.31 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.61 | 4.22 |
| 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) | 9 / 0.84 | 9 / 0.84 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 510 / 47.40 | 540 / 50.19 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 510 / 47.40 | 540 / 50.19 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 165.99 | 132.01 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1260 | 1260 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1260 | 1260 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | ||
| Power L1 | ||
| Power MT | ||