Data from Lionel Wiener, "Les Locomotives Articulees Actuelles," Revue General des Chemins de Fer, Volume 49 (July 1929), pp. 14-16..
The only example of the Golwe' articulated locomotive mentioned in Lionel Wiener's book (1930), this rare bird is a compact version of the Garratt design. In the Golwe', the front engine unit pivoted under the boiler, much like the Mallet, but the rear supported the tank like a Garrratt. Although it was shorter than the Garratt, and thus perhaps better able to take sharper curve alignments, its boiler size was necessarily contrained by the need to keep the engine within the typically small loading gauges.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 3539 |
| Railroad | CF de la Cote d'Ivoire |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Whyte | 2-6-0+0-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 4 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 4 |
| Builder | FUF Haine Saint-Pierre |
| Year | 1928 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.99 / 4.57 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 45.24 / 13.79 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.33 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 45.24 / 13.79 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 27,558 / 12,500 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 161,092 / 73,070 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 193,411 / 87,730 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 193,411 / 87,730 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3300 / 12.50 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 45 / 22.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 43.30 / 1100 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 169.70 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.75" x 22.05" / 400x560 (4) |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 36,443 / 16530.29 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.42 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 277 - 1.772" / 45 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 14.11 / 4.30 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 146.39 / 13.60 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 29.60 / 2.75 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1761 / 163.60 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1761 / 163.60 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 177.09 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5023 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5023 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 24,842 |
| Power L1 | 3070 |
| Power MT | 252.09 |