Swiss Central 0-4-0 Locomotives in Switzerland
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Eb 2/4 (Locobase 789)
Data from Wikiepdia [
], last accessed 2 July 2010.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Eb 2/4 |
| Locobase ID | 789 |
| Railroad | Swiss Central |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Whyte | 0-4-0+4 |
| Number in Class | 17 |
| Road Numbers | 15-26, 56, 71-74 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 17 |
| Builder | Esslingen |
| Year | 1857 |
| Valve Gear | Allan |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7.38 / 2.25 |
| 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) | 23,700 / 10,750 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 47,399 / 21,500 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 84,878 / 38,500 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 84,878 / 38,500 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1082 / 4.10 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.20 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1524 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130.50 / 9 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 14.17" x 22.09" / 360x561 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 8200 / 3719.46 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.78 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 125 - 2.17" / 55 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.43 / 3.79 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 62.41 / 5.80 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 8.61 / 0.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 944 / 87.70 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 944 / 87.70 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 234.13 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1124 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1124 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 8145 |
| Power L1 | 4065 |
| Power MT | |