Hokkaido Kogyo 2-6-2 Locomotives in Japan


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 1 (Locobase 14610)

Data from DeGolyer, Volume 60, pp. 95+. Works numbers were 54834, 54836 in May 1921.

Locobase 14611 shows the Iga Railway #4, which presented identical specifications for this small Prairie tank.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class1
Locobase ID14610
RailroadHokkaido Kogyo
CountryJapan
Whyte2-6-2T
Number in Class2
Road Numbers1-2
Gauge3'6"
Number Built2
BuilderBaldwin
Year1921
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.50 / 2.29
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)19.75 / 6.02
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.38
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)19.75 / 6.02
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)44,500 / 20,185
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)63,200 / 28,667
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1200 / 4.55
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 1.50 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)25 / 12.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)38 / 965
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)12" x 18" / 305x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)9277 / 4207.98
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.80
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)80 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)9 / 2.74
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)41 / 3.81
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 9.27 / 0.86
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)368 / 34.19
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)368 / 34.19
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume156.18
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1483
Same as above plus superheater percentage1483
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6560
Power L12464
Power MT366.21

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