Great Southern & Western 0-6-2 Locomotives in Ireland


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 213 (Locobase 10444)

Data from "New Locos, Great Southern & Western Ry, Ireland", Locomotive Magazine, Vol X (12 March 1904), p. 44-45; and E E Joynt, "The Modern Locomotives of the Great Southern & Western", Locomotive Magazine,Volume XXIV [24] (15 October 1918), pp. 168-169.

This was a rather tall looking engine from Locomotive Superintendent Robert Coey in which the gap between the small drivers and the relatively slender boiler accentuated the impression. Joynt reported that this radial tank's "boiler, motion, coupling and connecting rods, cylinders, axles and main parts were similar to and interchangeable" with 351 class 0-6-0 goods engines

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class213
Locobase ID10444
RailroadGreat Southern & Western
CountryIreland
Whyte0-6-2T
Number in Class
Road Numbers355
Gauge5'3"
Number Built
BuilderAtlas
Year1903
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)16.08 / 4.90
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)22.08 / 6.73
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.73
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)22.08 / 6.73
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)38,416
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)106,064
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)126,560 / 57,407
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1260 / 4.77
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 2.48 / 2
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)59 / 29.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)54.50 / 1384
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18" x 26" / 457x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)21,021 / 9534.98
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.05
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)233 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10.58 / 3.22
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)118 / 10.96
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)20.40 / 1.90
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1247 / 115.85
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1247 / 115.85
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume162.84
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3264
Same as above plus superheater percentage3264
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area18,880
Power L13486
Power MT217.38

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