Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin #13 (1927) has report by railroad of this engine's performance.
She was the four-coupled freight engine for the NC&F at the time. By early 1837, when the report reproduced above was written, Phoenix had accumulated $40.88 in repair bills.
The NC&F merged with three other railroads on 28 March 1877: Philadelphia, Wilmington &Baltimore; New Castle & Wilmington; and Southwark Railroad.
In 1882, the Phoenix was renamed Maryland.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | Phoenix |
Locobase ID | 799 |
Railroad | New Castle & Frenchtown |
Country | USA |
Whyte | 0-4-0 |
Number in Class | 1 |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 1 |
Builder | RStephenson |
Year | 1834 |
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) | 11,000 / 4990 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 16,000 / 7257 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 9 / 4.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 75 / 520 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 12" x 20" / 305x508 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3400 / 1542.22 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.24 |
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) | |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
Power L1 | |
Power MT |