Sul e Suleste 0-6-0 Locomotives in Portugal


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 151 (Locobase 9701)

Data from [link], last accessed 30 November 2008.

These were mixed-traffic locomotives that operated on the Sul e Suleste before being acquired by Spain's RENFE. They were scrapped from the CP in 1958.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class151
Locobase ID9701
RailroadSul e Suleste
CountryPortugal
Whyte0-6-0
Number in Class8
Road Numbers151-158 / 141-148
Gauge5'6"
Number Built8
BuilderHenschel & Sohn
Year1928
Valve GearWalschaert
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)96,342 / 43,700
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)96,342 / 43,700
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)50,706 / 23,000
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)147,048 / 66,700
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2033 / 7.70
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 3.30 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)54 / 27
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)53.10 / 1350
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)171.10 / 1180
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18.11" x 25.59" / 460x650
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)22,987 / 10426.74
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.19
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)187 - 1.772" / 45
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)19.69 / 1.83
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1320 / 122.70
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1320 / 122.70
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume173.02
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3369
Same as above plus superheater percentage3369
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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