Bellingham Bay & Eastern 2-4-0 "Porter" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class H-5 (Locobase 8153)
Data from 1944 Northern Pacific Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Works numbers was 1261 in April 1879.
Locobase doesn't have much information about this unusual locomotive. Larry Schrenk's NP list -- found on [
] -- says that it operated at one point on the Willamette Valley & Coast. To Locobase the front carrying axle appears to have been added on after delivery as it was located well ahead of the smokebox.
NB: The direct heating surface (including the firebox heating surface) is an estimate calculated by subtracting the calculated tube heating surface from the reported total evaporative heating surface.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | H-5 |
| Locobase ID | 8153 |
| Railroad | Bellingham Bay & Eastern (NP) |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 1072 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Grant |
| Year | 1879 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5 / 1.52 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.83 / 3.30 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.46 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 29 / 8.84 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 800 / 3.03 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3.50 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 40 / 1016 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 10" x 18" / 254x457 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 5355 / 2428.99 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 90 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 8.50 / 2.59 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 53 / 4.93 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 11.90 / 1.11 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 451 / 41.91 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 451 / 41.91 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 275 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1666 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1666 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 7420 |
| Power L1 | 4075 |
| Power MT | |