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 | |
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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 |