Data from "Tank Locomotive, Dutch Rhenish Railway", Engineer, Volume 52, No 4 (22 July 1881), pp. 62, 66. Works numbers were 2951-2956 in 1881 and 3042-3043 in 1882.
A quartet were delivered to the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij as the very first personentreintenderlocomotieven in the Netherlands. Engineer's diagram on page 62 shows the Belpaire firebox, outside cylinders and inside link motion.
A significant feature was the use of radial axle boxes on the front and rear trucks of Sharp, Stewart design. The report stated that the boxes arrangement "ensures the perfect contact of the sliding surfaces in all positions of the wheels.". Thus, any vertical or lateral irregularities could be managed and "all risk of jamming the slides when one wheel is raised higher than the other being thus avoided. Side tanks and a tank under the coal bunker distributed the water weight "very" evenly.
Two of the class--284, 286--were taken into the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) in 1890, but soon were renumbered by the Staatsporwegen (SS) as 1285,1827. These two remained in service until the Nederlandische Spoorwegen in 1921 placed the two in the 5300 class formed by the eight former South-Eastern locomotives shown in Locobase 20476. They continued until retired in 1933 and 1935, respectively.
The two HSM engines were sold earlier in the century. 286 was bought by the Spoorweg-Maatschappij Gent-Terneuzen in 1905 and disposed of in 1915. Amsterdamse Ballast Maatschappij. bought the 284 in 1918; it was discarded in 1930.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Class 16 |
| Locobase ID | 20475 |
| Railroad | Dutch Rhenish/Holland Railway |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Whyte | 2-4-2T |
| Number in Class | 3 |
| Road Numbers | 284-287 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 3 |
| Builder | Sharp, Stewart |
| Year | 1880 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.50 / 2.59 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.83 / 6.96 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.37 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 22.83 / 6.96 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 31,360 / 14,225 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 62,720 / 28,449 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 109,760 / 49,786 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1680 / 6.36 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 52 / 26 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 66.50 / 1689 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 150 / 1030 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.5" x 24" / 445x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 14,092 / 6392.03 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.45 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 189 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.40 / 3.17 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 102 / 9.48 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 17.15 / 1.59 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1130 / 104.98 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1130 / 104.98 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 169.13 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2573 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2573 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 15,300 |
| Power L1 | 4081 |
| Power MT | 286.90 |