Ferrovie dello Stato 0-6-2 Locomotives in Italy
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Gruppo 900 (Locobase 6622)
Data from US Military Railway Service Equipment Data Book for Italian Locomotives [inter alia] supplied by Allen Stanley in May 2005 from his extensive Rail Data Exchange.
Radial tank that seems to have been a single-unit class; see [
] (visited 30 June 2005). It was credited by the MRS with 10,560 lb of steam per hour and rated at 460 hp at 27 mph.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Gruppo 900 |
| Locobase ID | 6622 |
| Railroad | Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) |
| Country | Italy |
| Whyte | 0-6-2T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 9011 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.06 / 3.07 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17.23 / 5.25 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.58 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 17.23 / 5.25 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 31,900 / 14,470 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 94,160 / 42,710 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 117,920 / 53,488 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 117,920 / 53,488 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1485 / 5.63 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.20 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 52 / 26 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 53.10 / 1350 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 142 / 9.80 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.72" x 23.63" / 450x600 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 16,866 / 7650.30 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.58 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 173 - 1.969" / 50 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.40 / 3.78 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 71.02 / 6.60 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 17.11 / 1.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1066 / 99.07 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1066 / 99.07 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 158.05 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2430 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2430 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 10,085 |
| Power L1 | 2648 |
| Power MT | 186.00 |