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 [
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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 Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Martin Ensley |
| Locobase ID | 11599 |
| Railroad | Lady Ensley Coal & Iron |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 1 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| 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 / 900 |
| 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 Computation | 2015 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2015 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |