Data from Steam Engine List compiled by R F Dole 2 January 1959 and Gene Connelly Roster, both supplied in August 2013 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection. Works number was 2807 in 1892.
Locobase added a 0-4-4T Forney tank as entry 10023. The extensive details available from the source didn't include the builder, built date, or railroad, so Locobase could only say that it was a typical example. Dole's data show that this Maine woods tank was very likely a sister, or at least a cousin, to Matthias Forney's eponymous archetype.
The S&M didn't operate the 105 for very long before trading it in 1896 to the Maine Central for Portland works number 189. (Also numbered 105, the Portland 4-4-0 was originally bought in 1871 for the Portland & Ogdensburg as their #5, rebuilt in May 1891.)
The MEC operated for amost 25 more years before scrapping it in January 1920.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 105/A |
| Locobase ID | 16373 |
| Railroad | Sebasticook & Moosehead (MEC) |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 0-4-4T |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | 2/105/3 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | |
| Builder | Rhode Island |
| Year | 1892 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.08 / 7.03 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 23.08 / 7.03 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 62,600 / 28,395 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 96,600 / 43,817 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 96,600 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1200 / 4.55 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 52 / 26 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 51 / 1295 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 145 / 1000 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 20" / 381x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 10,875 / 4932.82 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.76 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 128 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.67 / 3.25 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 70 / 6.50 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.20 / 1.32 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 780 / 72.46 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 780 / 72.46 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 190.71 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2059 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2059 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 10,150 |
| Power L1 | 3405 |
| Power MT | 239.83 |