Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 15, p. 72. See Locobase 16616 for a detailed description of the this railroad. Works numbers were 9953, 9966 in April 1889.
The order shown in the specs book depicts a small six-wheeler optimized for fast starts and stops and trailing a four-wheel tender. Sure enough, contemporary photographs show just such a locomotive pulling 3 cars on th surface portion of the BB & WE.
It was a short-lived career. The BB&WE was electrified in 1893 and the 3 was sold to the Nova Scotia Development Company. The 4 may or may not have been completed as a tank locomotive. In 1893, it was sold to Hunters Run & Slate Belt, a 13.5-mile short line in western Pennsylvania.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 3 |
| Locobase ID | 11617 |
| Railroad | Brooklyn, Bath & West End |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 3-4 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7.50 / 2.29 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15.67 / 4.78 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.48 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 59,310 / 26,903 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 70,350 / 31,910 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1600 / 6.06 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 49 / 24.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 40 / 1016 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 15,558 / 7057.00 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.81 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 209 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 9 / 2.74 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 102.64 / 9.54 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18.40 / 1.71 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1078 / 100.19 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1078 / 100.19 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 210.55 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2392 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2392 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 13,343 |
| Power L1 | 2693 |
| Power MT | 200.20 |