Zemhoku Light Railway 0-6-0 Locomotives in Korea


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 14617)

Data from DeGolyer, Vol 60, pp. 138+.Works numbers was 52200 in August 1919.

This light railway operated in Korea when that peninsula was a Japanese possession.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID14617
RailroadZemhoku Light Railway
CountryKorea
Whyte0-6-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
Gauge2'6"
Number Built1
BuilderBaldwin
Year1919
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.25 / 1.90
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.25 / 1.90
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 6.25 / 1.90
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)30,500 / 13,835
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)30,500 / 13,835
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)30,500 / 13,835
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)300 / 1.14
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.50 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)17 / 8.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)30 / 762
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9" x 14" / 229x356
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5141 / 2331.92
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.93
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)56 - 1.5" / 38
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 6.91 / 2.11
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)23 / 2.14
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 5.40 / 0.50
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)173 / 16.07
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)173 / 16.07
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume167.83
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation864
Same as above plus superheater percentage864
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area3680
Power L12235
Power MT484.65

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