Alcantarilla a Lorca 0-6-0 Locomotives in Spain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 030-2366 (Locobase 3437)

Data from [], the web site of the Spanish National Railway. See also [], which describes the class. Works numbers were 3209-3214 in 1885.

The AL was one of the smallest Spanish railways, measuring only 57 km (35 miles). Such a small line didn't need many locomotives and, sure enough, these sturdy little Sharps were the only ones the AL would operate. They could be pushed to relatively high speeds when necessary without excessive bobbing and weaving and although fitted with small drivers, were quite suitable for local passenger traffic as well. (Such 0-6-0s were often used in mixed duty outside of North America.)

All of them were taken into RENFE where they served for more than a decade. All but one was scrapped in 1954. 030-2369 is preserved in Museo del Ferrocarril de Vilanova y la Geltr+.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class030-2366
Locobase ID3437
RailroadAlcantarilla a Lorca
CountrySpain
Whyte0-6-0
Number in Class6
Road Numbers1-6/030-2366 a 030-2371
Gauge5'6"
Number Built6
BuilderSharp, Stewart
Year1885
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)14.44 / 4.40
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)14.44 / 4.40
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)34.45 / 10.50
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)28,660 / 13,000
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)85,539 / 38,800
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)85,539 / 38,800
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)50,706 / 23,000
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)136,245 / 61,800
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2112 / 8
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 2.80 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)48 / 24
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)54.10 / 1375
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)127.60 / 8.80
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.99" x 24.02" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)15,585 / 7069.25
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.49
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)195 - 1.969" / 50
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10.99 / 3.35
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)127.45 / 11.84
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)20.77 / 1.93
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1103 / 102.51
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1103 / 102.51
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume156.09
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2650
Same as above plus superheater percentage2650
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area16,263
Power L12833
Power MT219.05

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