Great Indian Peninsula 2-4-0 Locomotives in Ireland
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1 (Locobase 16102)
Data from [
], last accessed 26 July 2015. See also "Indiañs 1st train: When Sahib, Sindh & Sultan blew steam", posted 25 April 2013, 01.46 AM IST at [
], last accessed 30 October 2017. Works numbers were 324-332.
Three of this octet--Sahib, Sultan and Sind-- pulled the first train in India on 16 April 1853. The Times of India exulted: "Nothing could've been more magnificent than the train of 20 enormous carriages with their three stupendous engines, all spick and span new, with the most perfect forms engineering could suggest, and the most beautiful tints taste could impart, occupying a line from first to last on close to four hundred feet." The train covered the 27 miles in 57 minutes.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1 |
| Locobase ID | 16102 |
| Railroad | Great Indian Peninsula (GIPR) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 8 |
| Road Numbers | 1-8 |
| Gauge | 5'6" |
| Number Built | 8 |
| Builder | Tayleur |
| Year | 1852 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 6.50 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14 / 3.81 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.46 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| 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) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1524 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 75 / 520 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13" x 20" / 330x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3591 / 1628.85 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| 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) | 13.50 / 1.25 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 777 / 72.19 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 777 / 72.19 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 252.89 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1013 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1013 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |