Selangor Government 4-6-0 Locomotives in Malaya
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class G (Locobase 13591)
Data from Charles Rous-Martens, "British Locomotives for Abroad", Page's Magazine, Volume III, No 1 (July 1903), p. 118. Kitson supplied 4 in 1898 (works numbers 3863-3866), 2 in 1901 (3984-3985), and 2 in 1902 (4110-4111). See also the MyMalaya site's coverage of the Selangor at [
], last accessed 26 December 2011.
Selangor Government Railway merged in 1903 with Perak Government Railway to form the Federated Malay States Railway
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | G |
| Locobase ID | 13591 |
| Railroad | Selangor Government |
| Country | Malaya |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 8 |
| Road Numbers | 11-18 |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | 8 |
| Builder | Kitson & Co |
| Year | 1898 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 65,520 / 29,719 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 49,056 / 22,251 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 114,576 / 51,970 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 51.50 / 1308 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 150 / 1030 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 14.5" x 20" / 368x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 10,410 / 4721.90 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| 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) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 736 / 68.38 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 736 / 68.38 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 192.55 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |