Tomelloso a Argamasilla/Tomelloso-Cinco Casas 0-4-0 Locomotives in Spain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 3/Chelito/020-0251 (Locobase 5544)

Data from [link], the web site of the Spanish National Railway. visited 21 April 2003. See also [link], last accessed 12 April 2015.

The Trenes y Tiempos blog says that this was a typical industrial switcher and was too small to have ever served as a road engine. Later photos showed it fitted with a frame ahead of the smokebox that allowed for easy extraction of the bundle of boiler tubes.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class3/Chelito/020-0251
Locobase ID5544
RailroadTomelloso a Argamasilla/Tomelloso-Cinco Casas
CountrySpain
Whyte0-4-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers3/020-0251
Gauge5'6"
Number Built1
BuilderHenschel & Sohn
Year1921
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.92 / 1.81
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 5.92 / 1.81
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 5.92 / 1.81
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)23,149 / 10,500
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)46,297 / 21,000
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)46,297 / 21,000
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)46,297 / 21,000
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1056 / 4
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 1.10 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)39 / 19.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)33.50 / 850
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)142.10 / 980
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11.02" x 16.34" / 280x415 (1)
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)3577 / 1622.50
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)12.94
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)108 - 1.772" / 45
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 8.37 / 2.55
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)240.04 / 22.30
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)11.84 / 1.10
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)589 / 54.70
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)589 / 54.70
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume653.06
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1682
Same as above plus superheater percentage1682
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area34,110
Power L115,739
Power MT1498.95

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