De Wendel & Co 0-6-0 Locomotives in Poland
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Brouchetieres 63 (Locobase 21047)
Data provided by Flickr photostream of "0-8-0 Tank Engine for Mineral Line in Russian Poland", last accessed [
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over 40 in investment" on line at [] number was 6559 in April 1908.
This six-coupled served the same company under two town names. When it arrived in 1908, the Alsace-Lorraine region seized by Germany in 1870 used German place names such as Hayingen. When the First World War ended in 1918 and the region reverted to France and the town regained the name Hayange (in the Moselle Department).
The Wendel Group summarizes its foundations concisely. From the time Jean-Martin de Wendel acquired the forges at Hayange in 1704, the company "took advantage of the major inventions that accelerated the development of its iron and steel production: iron smelted with coke, widespread use of blast furnaces and rolling mills, the development of railroads, and other advancements."
In other words, the company's proximity to Lorraine iron ore combined with its adoption of the Thomas processs in 1871 to establish de Wendel as a leading steel producer.
Although Borsig delivered a variety of locomotive designs, this was the only 0-6-0 it would buy from the Tegel builder.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Brouchetieres 63 |
| Locobase ID | 21047 |
| Railroad | De Wendel & Co |
| Country | Poland |
| Whyte | 0-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 63 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Borsig |
| Year | 1908 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.15 / 3.40 |
| 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) | 94,578 / 42,900 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 94,578 / 42,900 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 57,320 / 26,000 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 151,898 / 68,900 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1980 / 7.50 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 5.50 / 5 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 53 / 26.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 53.10 / 1350 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 169.70 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17.72" x 24.8" / 450x630 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 21,154 / 9595.30 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.47 |
| 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) | 19.38 / 1.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1440 / 133.80 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1440 / 133.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 203.43 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3289 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3289 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |