Setesdalsbanen 2-4-2 Locomotives in Norway


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class XXII (Locobase 10136)

Data from "Norwegian State Railway Locomotives," The Locomotive Magazine, Vol V (January 1900), p.11

Like its 2-6-2 stablemates (10135), these tanks had long wheelbases for their size. The two designs were identical except for the longer boiler in the 2-6-2 and the taller drivers in the present locomotive. The latter feature raised the top speed from 25 to 34 mph (55 km/h).

And as with the 2-6-2s, Dubs and Company in Glasgow supplied the first pair from a Norwegian State Railways design. Norway's Thunes Mekaniske Vaersted added 1 more in 1902.

With the closing of the Setesdalbanen in 1962 and the establishment of a tourist railway, the Thunes-built #6 was preserved and still operated on the line almost 50 years later.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassXXII
Locobase ID10136
RailroadSetesdalsbanen (NSB)
CountryNorway
Whyte2-4-2T
Number in Class3
Road Numbers3-4, 6
Gauge3'
Number Built3
Builderseveral
Year1894
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.56 / 2
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)19.35 / 5.90
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.34
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)19.35 / 5.90
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)13,272 / 6020
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)26,264 / 11,913
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)46,452 / 21,070
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)540 / 2.05
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.90 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)22 / 11
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)45.10 / 1146
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)145 / 1000
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11" x 18" / 279x457
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5952 / 2699.78
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.41
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)122 - 1.625" / 41
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)45.17 / 4.20
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 7.50 / 0.70
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)407 / 37.83
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)407 / 37.83
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume205.57
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1088
Same as above plus superheater percentage1088
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6550
Power L13484
Power MT584.90

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