Kiushiu 2-6-2 Locomotives in Japan


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 11428)

Data from "Double End Tank Locomotive for the Kiushiu Railway, Japan," The Railroad Gazette, Volume XLI [41], No 20 (18 November 1906), p. 431. See also Catalogue 10036-Locomotives for Export (New York City: American Locomotive Company, 1910), pp. 86-87. Works numbers were 41290-41313 in August 1906.

RG's brief note reported that they were intended "for heavy passenger and fast freight service and have a large tank capacity for their size."

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Classunknown
Locobase ID11428
RailroadKiushiu (Kyushu)
CountryJapan
Whyte2-6-2T
Number in Class24
Road Numbers
Gauge3'6"
Number Built24
BuilderAlco-Brooks
Year1906
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)13.50 / 4.11
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)29.17 / 8.89
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.46
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)29.17 / 8.89
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)92,000 / 41,731
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)132,000 / 59,874
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)132,000 / 59,874
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3000 / 11.36
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)5 / 5
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)51 / 25.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)48 / 1219
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 12.40
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17" x 22" / 432x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)20,266 / 9192.51
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.54
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)166 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)12.50 / 3.81
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)99 / 9.20
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)17.70 / 1.64
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1180 / 109.67
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1180 / 109.67
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume204.17
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3186
Same as above plus superheater percentage3186
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area17,820
Power L14173
Power MT300.00

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