Moscow-Kasaner 4-6-0 Locomotives in Russia
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class K (Locobase 15676)
Data from Russian-language diagram at [
], last accessed 4 January 2014, supplemented by. "Diagrams [of] Locomotives and Tenders", published in Moskva (Moscow), 1935 p. 132-133, PDF supplied by Teemu Koivmaki in his 5 October 2019 email. (Many thanks to Teemu for sending what might never have fallen into Locobase's hands. An indispensable addition to Locobase's library.). Production was shared by Kolomna, Putilov, and Moscow-Kasaner shops.
Photographs of the K class show an unusual variation on the well-known Walschaert outside constant-lead valve gear.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | K |
| Locobase ID | 15676 |
| Railroad | Moscow-Kasaner |
| Country | Russia |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 145 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | 5' |
| Number Built | 145 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1907 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13.52 / 4.12 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 26.02 / 7.93 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.52 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 45.72 / 13.94 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 32,518 / 14,750 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 97,554 / 44,250 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 157,079 / 71,250 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 79,366 / 36,000 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 236,445 / 107,250 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3696 / 14 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 54 / 27 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 66.90 / 1700 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 174 / 1200 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 24.02" x 25.98" / 610x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 33,138 / 15031.16 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 2.94 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 147 - 2.008" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 21 - 5.236" / 133 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 15.29 / 4.66 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 150.70 / 14 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 29.71 / 2.76 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1769 / 164.30 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 431 / 40 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2200 / 204.30 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 129.83 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5170 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 6203 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 31,466 |
| Power L1 | 9115 |
| Power MT | 617.97 |