Stockholm-Vasteras-Bergslagens 4-4-0 Locomotives in Sweden


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 10209)

Data from Eric V Snall, "Recent Swedish Locomotives", The Locomotive Magazine, Vol VI (November 1901), p. 188.

Snall comments that the Bergslagerns was the largest private railway in Sweden.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID10209
RailroadStockholm-Vasteras-Bergslagens (SWB)
CountrySweden
Whyte4-4-0
Number in Class
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built
BuilderNydqvist & Holm (NOHAB)
Year1899
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)46,341 / 21,020
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)76,655 / 34,770
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)49,846 / 22,610
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)126,501 / 57,380
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)39 / 19.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)66.90 / 1700
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)140.70 / 970
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.01" x 24.02" / 432x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)12,424 / 5635.44
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.73
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)16.14 / 1.50
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)995 / 92.50
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)995 / 92.50
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume157.49
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2271
Same as above plus superheater percentage2271
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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