2-8-0 Steam Locomotives in Spain

Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Co.


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 43 (Locobase 21269)

Data from Krupp im Dienst der Dampflokomotive (Essen, Germany: 1940), p 87. See also "The Internationalization of Huelva's Mines

The arrival of foreign capital, a permanent footprint in the province" on the Google Arts and Culture website at [] wev, last accessed 26 October 2025.

Works number was 1158 in March 1930.

From Roman times, Spain's southern region of Huelva yielded large amounts of iron, copper, sulphur, and other minerals. As the 19th century proceeded, the pace of exploitation picked up and many companies staked claims throughout Huelva.

One was the Scottish company TOS that bought this eight-coupled locomotive to run on the Tharsis-La Zarza-Corrales railroad (sic) that the Google Arts & Culture interactive account says was "the backbone of the ore extraction and transformation system."

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class43
Locobase ID21269
RailroadTharsis Sulphur and Copper Co.
CountrySpain
Whyte2-8-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers43
Gauge4'
Number Built1
BuilderKrupp
Year1930
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)12.34 / 3.76
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)19.59 / 5.97
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.63
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)42.91 / 13.08
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)102,515 / 46,500
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)125,663 / 57,000
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2001 / 7.58
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)43 / 21.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)42 / 1067
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180.70 / 1230
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.01" x 22.01" / 432x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)23,289 / 10563.73
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.40
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)21.53 / 2
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1076 / 100
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)360 / 33.40
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1436 / 133.40
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume185.87
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3890
Same as above plus superheater percentage4863
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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