Sant Feliu de Gufxols a Gerona 0-6-2 Locomotives in Spain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 1 (Locobase 13462)
Associacio Reconstruccio Material Ferrviari website at [
] and the Locomotives of the SFG website at [], last accessed 16 November 2011. Works numbers were 2355 in 1890, 2356 in 1891, and 2357-2358 in 1892. Another was delivered in 1893 (works number 2826) and 1906 (5267).
The first two were delivered with spark-arresting stacks because the Llagostera--Santa Cristina section wound through a potentially flammable forest that was also relatively inaccessible. The stacks are said to have robbed the engines of some power, probably because they interfered with drafting.
In general, says the SFG site, "the railroad had a pretty flat profile, but ...quite a few curves." Indeed, there were 62 in the 40 km (24.8 miles) of 32 lb/yard (16 kg/metre) Vignoles rail, which were almost evenly divided between those that curved to the left (38) and those that arced right (44). The tightest curves had radii of 80 metres (262 feet). The same number of switches (62), with about half installed within the limits of Sant Feliu (19) and Gerona (11).
The SFG was happy enough with the Krauss locomotives to continue ordering new production. However, Locobase 13461 documents the compound sisters, which arrived in 1890, that proved entirely unsuitable for the SFG's and very soon went to theOnda-Grao de Castellón.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1 |
| Locobase ID | 13462 |
| Railroad | Sant Feliu de Gufxols a Gerona |
| Country | Spain |
| Whyte | 0-6-2T |
| Number in Class | 6 |
| Road Numbers | 1-6 |
| Gauge | 75 cm |
| Number Built | 6 |
| Builder | Krauss |
| Year | 1890 |
| Valve Gear | Heusinger |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.81 / 3.60 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 11.81 / 3.60 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 46,782 / 21,220 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 568 / 2.15 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.10 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 30.70 / 780 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 169.70 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 11.42" x 14.17" / 290x360 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 8683 / 3938.55 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 9.69 / 0.90 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 418 / 38.84 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 418 / 38.84 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 248.83 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1644 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1644 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |