Strade Ferrate della Sicilia / FS 2-4-0 Locomotives in Italy
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Gruppo A / Gruppo 120 FS 2 (Locobase 6203)
Data from [
], last accessed 5 July 2004. 394 locomotives of very similar design were delivered by Parent Schaken, Pietrasa, Neilson, and Cail. They took 4 forms that differed in several respects, but were essentially alike in their power dimensions and even their size.
] (11 July 2004)
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Gruppo A / Gruppo 120 FS 2 |
| Locobase ID | 6203 |
| Railroad | Strade Ferrate della Sicilia / FS |
| Country | Italy |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 28 |
| Road Numbers | RS 1-RS 28 / Gr 1219-46 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 28 |
| Builder | |
| Year | 1867 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.71 / 1.74 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.84 / 3.61 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.48 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 33.97 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 29,101 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 57,982 / 26,300 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 77,823 / 35,300 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 47,399 / 21,500 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 125,222 / 56,800 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1716 / 6.50 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 4.40 / 4 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 48 / 24 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 64.20 / 1630 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 145 / 10 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.98" x 23.62" / 406x600 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,579 / 5252.15 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.01 |
| 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) | 16.68 / 1.55 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1036 / 96.28 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1036 / 96.28 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 188.95 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2419 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2419 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |