Dundee Coal & Coke Ltd Beyer-Garratt Locomotives in South_Africa
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 5 (Locobase 538)
Data from "Dundee Coal Co., Ltd. South Africa-Design 1118", Beyer-Garrrat Patent Articulated Locomotives (Manchester, England: Beyer-Peacock & Company Limited, 1931), archived on flickr's Historical Railway Images at [
], et seq, p. 52. Works number was 6353 in 1927.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 538 |
| Railroad | Dundee Coal & Coke Ltd |
| Country | South Africa |
| Whyte | 2-6-2+2-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 5 |
| Gauge | 3'6" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1927 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 16 / 4.88 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 35.50 / 10.82 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.45 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 59.25 / 18.06 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 183,008 / 83,011 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 257,040 / 116,592 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 257,040 / 116,592 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4200 / 15.91 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 7.40 / 6.70 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 51 / 25.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42.50 / 1080 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 12.40 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 22" / 432x559 (4) |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 45,778 / 20764.58 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.00 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 171.50 / 15.93 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 41.90 / 3.89 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2007 / 186.46 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 448 / 41.62 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2455 / 228.08 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 173.63 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 7542 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 8900 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 36,427 |
| Power L1 | 7607 |
| Power MT | 549.83 |