Bone-Guelma 0-6-0 Locomotives in Tunisia
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class unknown (Locobase 7425)
Data from Titre Exposition universelle internationale de 1889 a Paris. Rapports du jury internationale. Auteur - Volume France. Ministere du Commerce, de l'industrie. Picard, Alfred, ed. Volume Groupe VI - -Outillage et precedes des industries mecaniques. Electricite (5e partie) Classes 60 a 63. Rapport sur le materiel des chemins de fer. p. 302 ([
] (accessed 1 September 2005).
Built for service in North Africa, this little tank had to negotiate a tightly curved alignment. To do so, the builder gave the rear axle 80 mm of play (ca 3"). One noticeable lack -- braking other than shoes pressed against the rear two driver sets.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | unknown |
| Locobase ID | 7425 |
| Railroad | Bone-Guelma |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Metre |
| Number Built | |
| Builder | Batignolles |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Allan |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.86 / 2.70 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.86 / 2.70 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 8.86 / 2.70 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 65,191 / 29,570 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 65,191 / 29,570 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 950 / 3.60 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.10 / 1 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 36 / 18 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 43.30 / 1100 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130.50 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 14.57" x 20.47" / 370x520 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 11,132 / 5049.40 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.86 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 106 - 1.969" / 50 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.47 / 3.80 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 62.41 / 5.80 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 9.90 / 0.92 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 743 / 69.04 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 743 / 69.04 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 188.09 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1292 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1292 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 8145 |
| Power L1 | 2515 |
| Power MT | 255.16 |