Wisconsin Steel 0-4-0 "Switcher" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 8 (Locobase 8486)
Data from [
] (accessed 1 June 2007), archiving an article by Rodney Weaver, "Steelworks Baldwins", Industrial Railway Record, No.60 (June 1975) - pp 52-54. See also DeGolyer, Vol 73, pp. 303+. Works number was 58366 in April 1925.
Weaver tells us that this industrial saddle-tanker had the usual attributes: Stephenson gear, slide valves, air brakes and electric lighting. To highlight the size difference between American and British locomotives with similar duties, the caption under the photo reads, in part:"...A typical Baldwin industrial locomotive of deceptive dimensions it was almost identical in size to a GWR 5700 class pannier tank, which would be considered a large industrial locomotive in Britain."
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 8 |
| Locobase ID | 8486 |
| Railroad | Wisconsin Steel |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 0-4-0ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 8 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1925 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7.50 / 2.29 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7.50 / 2.29 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 7.50 / 2.29 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 104,340 / 47,328 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 104,340 / 47,328 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1250 / 4.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 375 / 1419 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 87 / 43.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 21,224 / 9627.06 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.92 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 162 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.75 / 3.89 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 72 / 6.69 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 15.90 / 1.48 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1146 / 106.51 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1146 / 106.51 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 181.62 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2862 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2862 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,960 |
| Power L1 | 3580 |
| Power MT | 151.29 |