4-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Korea

Chosen Government Railway


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Tehosa (Locobase 21139)

Data from "Sentetsu Tehosa-class locomotiv" in Wikipedia at [], last accessed 13 July 2023.

Baldwin's 1907 Teho-class Ten-wheel passenger engines (Locobase 13143) arrived as saturated-boiler. Eight years later, this nonet from Dunkirk, New York provided another option to the Chosen railway

Wikipedia's entry for this class includes some confusing heating surface data.


Class Tehoshi/Tehoi (Locobase 14221)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 49, p. 200. Works numbers were 38699-38710 in November 1912.

The 45 sq ft (4.18 sq m) in the combustion chamber contributed more than 20% to the direct heating surface.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassTehosaTehoshi/Tehoi
Locobase ID21139 14221
RailroadChosen Government RailwayChosen Government Railway
CountryKoreaKorea
Whyte4-6-04-6-0
Number in Class912
Road Numbers222-230/651-659231-242
GaugeStdStd
Number Built912
BuilderAlco-BrooksBaldwin
Year19141912
Valve GearStephensonWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)13.48 / 4.1113.50 / 4.11
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)24.34 / 7.4224.35 / 7.42
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.55 0.55
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)44.69 / 13.6253.17 / 16.21
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)37,334 / 16,934
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)111,999 / 50,802112,000 / 50,802
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)148,001 / 67,132150,000 / 68,039
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)95,813 / 43,46085,000 / 38,555
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)243,814 / 110,592235,000 / 106,594
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3986 / 15.103984 / 15.09
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 6.50 / 5.90 6.60 / 6
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)62 / 3162 / 31
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)66.10 / 168066 / 1676
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)182.70 / 1260180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)20.08" x 25.98" / 510x66020" x 26" / 508x660
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)24,611 / 11163.3824,109 / 10935.67
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.55 4.65
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)210 - 2.244" / 57264 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)24 - 5.394" / 137
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)15.09 / 4.6012.25 / 3.73
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)129.17 / 12180 / 16.72
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)47.25 / 4.3940 / 3.72
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1849 / 171.801862 / 172.98
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)505 / 46.90
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2354 / 218.701862 / 172.98
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume194.18196.96
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation86337200
Same as above plus superheater percentage10,4457200
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area28,55532,400
Power L114,8805785
Power MT878.71341.62

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