Lietuvos GelePinkeliai 4-6-2 Locomotives in Lithuania
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1 / 399 (Locobase 1651)
Data from [
], last accessed 11 April 2010.
Originally built for Lithuania as Class Gp and began service between Berlin and Riga. LG 5 was the 1,000th locomotive built by Skoda.
After the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, they took over the locomotives, which were seized in turn by the advancing Wehrmacht in mid-1941 and given to the Czech State Railways.
Remarkably, the entire class survived World War Two and remained with the CSD, but they proved too heavy for most Czech rail lines and their power was not exploited because of an immovable speed limit of 130 km/hr (80 mph).
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1 / 399 |
| Locobase ID | 1651 |
| Railroad | Lietuvos GelePinkeliai |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Whyte | 4-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 6 |
| Road Numbers | 1-6 / 399.001-399.006 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 6 |
| Builder | Skoda |
| Year | 1939 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.76 / 4.50 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 39.21 / 11.95 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.38 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 66.27 / 20.20 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 41,888 / 19,000 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 121,254 / 55,000 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 218,257 / 99,000 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 168,213 / 76,300 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 386,470 / 175,300 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 8448 / 32 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 14.60 / 13 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 67 / 33.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 78.70 / 1999 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 232.10 / 1600 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 23.23" x 26.77" / 590x680 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 36,213 / 16425.96 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.35 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 51.65 / 4.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2736 / 254.30 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 861 / 80 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3597 / 334.30 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 208.35 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 11,988 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 14,865 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |