Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines, 1890, as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 20, pp. 42 and 141. See also W J M Carroll, "Russian Railways," Railway & Locomotive Engineering, Volume 10, No. 2 (February 1897), p. 146-150. Works numbers were 14634-14653 in January 1896; 14827-14841, 14843-14853; 14863-14866 in May; 14868-14873, 14877-14897, 14902-14906.
A substantial order in any period, the French owners of this Russian railway committed to Vauclain compounds with results trumpeted in an American journal of the time as definitive. Comparing them to the German and Russian cross-compounds in service that had them running "side by side", author Carroll said the Baldwins "...have been in the lead in every instance." He accepted the assertion that "... all the enginemen are free in expressing their views as to the choice of the Vauclain cylinder engines, as they are called."
And? "The men claim they [the Vauclain cylinder engines] are more comfortable, easier to ride, easier to handle, and they can see all parts without getting under, as all the other makes of engines have the slab or plate frames." At the time of writing, nearly all had been converted to oil burning.
An order of fourteen identical compounds for the South Eastern (Locobase 12265) was produced a year later. 20 more with 14" (356 mm) HP cylinders were delivered in 1898 (Locobase 3222).
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 601 |
| Locobase ID | 12173 |
| Railroad | Vladicaucase |
| Country | Russia |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 80 |
| Road Numbers | 601-620/N701-N780 |
| Gauge | 5' |
| Number Built | 80 |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1896 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13.42 / 4.09 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 21.33 / 6.50 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.63 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 45.58 / 13.89 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 116,420 / 52,807 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 132,000 / 59,874 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 85,000 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 217,000 / 59,874 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4862 / 18.42 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 49 / 24.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13.5" x 26" / 343x660 |
| Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 23" x 26" / 584x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 21,569 / 9783.55 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.40 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 259 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.50 / 4.11 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 130.48 / 12.13 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 26.25 / 2.44 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1944 / 180.67 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1944 / 180.67 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 451.31 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4725 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4725 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 23,486 |
| Power L1 | 3115 |
| Power MT | 235.95 |