Andrews Steel Company 0-4-0 "Switcher" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 2 (Locobase 15031)

Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1912 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1912), p. 155. Works number 1109 in May 1910.

This Newport, Ky steel mill began as the Globe Iron Roofing and Corrugation Company in Cincinnati and was reformed as ASC in 1908.

The saddle-tanker shown in this entry had an unusually high-pitched boiler that stood well clear of the running gear and had a continuous top line from headlight to the back of the cab.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class2
Locobase ID15031
RailroadAndrews Steel Company
CountryUSA
Whyte0-4-0ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers2
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderLima
Year1911
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)8 / 2.44
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)8 / 2.44
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)8 / 2.44
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)102,800 / 46,629
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)102,800 / 46,629
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2000 / 7.58
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)2 / 2
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)86 / 43
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)48 / 1219
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17" x 24" / 432x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)22,109 / 10028.49
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.65
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)166 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)12 / 3.66
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)88 / 8.18
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)14 / 1.30
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1167 / 108.42
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1167 / 108.42
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume184.94
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2520
Same as above plus superheater percentage2520
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area15,840
Power L13667
Power MT157.28

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