Lady Ensley Coal & Iron 2-6-0 "Mogul" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Martin Ensley (Locobase 11599)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines, 1888, as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 15, p. 44. Works number was 9906 in March 1889. Details on Enoch Ensley's rise (and fall) as the first major steel baron in Alabama found in [], last accessed 14 August 2010.

The Martin Ensley supported the first major steel-making operation in Alabama, the progenitor of what would become a significant steel center in the US. As he gained control of various existing blast furnaces under the umbrella of Pratt Coal & Iron Company, says the Encyclopedia of Alabama, he created enemies who eventually used the rival Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company to gain "underhanded" control of the PCIC in 1886.

Although Enoch Ensley was chosen president of TCI, his business ventures encountered a series of reverses. So his opening of 4 new blast furnaces in January-April 1889 was his last hurrah.

The Martin Ensley later worked for the Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron Company, also in Birmingham.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

ClassMartin Ensley
Locobase ID11599
RailroadLady Ensley Coal & Iron
CountryUSA
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers1
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderBurnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year1889
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)15 / 4.57
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)22.33 / 6.81
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.67
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)28,140 / 12,764
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)72,490 / 32,881
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)89,870 / 40,764
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)2650 / 1202
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)92,520 / 41,966
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)40 / 20
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)52 / 1321
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)130 / 9
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18" x 24" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)16,524 / 7495.17
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.39
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)201 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)11.17 / 3.40
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)15.50 / 1.44
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 Computation2015
Same as above plus superheater percentage2015
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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