Data from Quote E.2675 card and photo, W G Bagnall, Ltd, Castle Engine Works, Stafford, archived in Historical Railway Images at [], last accessed 7 July 2022 Works number was 2675 in September 1943.
This six-coupled locomotive manifested all the qualities of a very small industrial engine. A prominent smoke-arresting stack suggests its use in fire-prone rural areas while the utter absence of cab glazing implies a near-equatorial environment. All drivers were cast with counterweights.
Bagnall's quote card advised "The above Particulars and Dimensions can be modified as necessary to suit Customers [sic] special requirements." Perhaps an example of this flexibility shows in the Mauritian purchase in 1939 (works number 2603) by L Mitchell & Co, exporters, of a six-coupled tank with similar dimensions to run on a 750-mm tram road. See also Gloster & Company's purchase on behalf of Ireland Frazer & Company of an engine (works number 2827 in 1946) virtually identical to Frank Ross's 2675 for the St Antoine Estate in Port Louis, Mauritius.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 2675 |
Locobase ID | 21036 |
Railroad | Frank Ross & Co |
Country | Mauritius |
Whyte | 0-6-0T |
Number in Class | 1 |
Road Numbers | E 2675 |
Gauge | 80 cm |
Number Built | 1 |
Builder | WG Bagnall |
Year | 1943 |
Valve Gear | Walschaert |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.60 / 1.40 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 4.60 / 1.40 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 4.60 / 1.40 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 23,520 / 10,669 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 23,520 / 10,669 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 330 / 1.25 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 13 / 6.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 23.60 / 599 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 176 / 1210 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 8.25" x 12" / 210x305 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 5177 / 2348.25 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.54 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 26 / 2.42 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 5.50 / 0.51 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 200 / 18.58 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 200 / 18.58 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 269.38 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 968 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 968 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 4576 |
Power L1 | 3077 |
Power MT | 865.26 |