Data from "Narrow-Gauge Locomotives of the Belfast and Northern Counties RY," The Locomotive Magazine, Vol VII (May 1902), p. 92. Works number was 1947.
A rare bird in being a 2-6-0 saddle tank layout, this engine's nickname suggests the welcome augmentation in power its larger boiler, cylinders, and grate represented to the B & L. Like the other B & L locomotives, 5 passed to the Belfast & Northern Counties when that railway took over in 1889. Renumbered twice, the doughty little tank carried on until 1934. By the time it was scrapped in that year, Bruiser had racked up over 900,000 miles traveled in service - on a narrow-gauge line barely 10 miles long.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | R (Bruiser) |
| Locobase ID | 10226 |
| Railroad | Ballymena & Larne |
| Country | Ireland |
| Whyte | 2-6-0ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 5 / 68 / 109 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1880 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7 / 2.13 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12.50 / 3.81 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.56 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 12.50 / 3.81 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 47,040 / 21,337 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 58,240 / 26,417 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 600 / 2.27 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 26 / 13 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 39 / 991 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 14" x 18" / 356x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 10,765 / 4882.93 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.37 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 57.13 / 5.31 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 10.57 / 0.98 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 616 / 57.25 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 616 / 57.25 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 192.08 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1480 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1480 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 7998 |
| Power L1 | 2558 |
| Power MT | 359.66 |