Damascus & Mecca 2-8-0 Locomotives in Syria


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 10387)

Data from "The Locomotives of the GER," The Locomotive Magazine, Vol IX (19 September 1903), p. 170. Boiler pressure is an estimate. Works number was 4905.

This was a construction-train engine for the Haifa-Damascus section of the Palestininian network of railways.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID10387
RailroadDamascus & Mecca
CountrySyria
Whyte2-8-0
Number in Class
Road Numbers
Gauge105 cm
Number Built
BuilderKrauss
Year1902
Valve GearHeusinger
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)14.02 / 4.27
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)89,152 / 40,439
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)100,800 / 45,722
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)66,080 / 29,973
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)166,880 / 75,695
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)37 / 18.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)43 / 1092
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)184 / 1270
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 19.75" / 406x502
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)18,390 / 8341.57
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.85
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)150 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)16.04 / 4.89
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)76.64 / 7.12
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)17.97 / 1.67
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1343 / 124.81
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1343 / 124.81
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume292.21
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3306
Same as above plus superheater percentage3306
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area14,102
Power L14953
Power MT489.93

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