Vaestergotland-Gothenburg 4-4-0 Locomotives in Sweden


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 7 (Locobase 10208)

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

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class7
Locobase ID10208
RailroadVaestergotland-Gothenburg (VGJ)
CountrySweden
Whyte4-4-0
Number in Class
Road Numbers
Gauge891 mm
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)32,121 / 14,570
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)50,927 / 23,100
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)29,806 / 13,520
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)80,733 / 36,620
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)27 / 13.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)48 / 1220
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)155.20 / 1070
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13.19" x 18.11" / 335x460
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)8659 / 3927.66
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.71
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) 9.68 / 0.90
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)603 / 56
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)603 / 56
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume210.54
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1502
Same as above plus superheater percentage1502
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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