Data from Park Benjamin (Ed), Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics (New York: D Appleton & Company, 1884), p. 341. Boiler pressure is an estimate.
This portly Consolidation is included in Park's illustrations as an example of a 2-8-0 of the time. He gives no indication of what railroad might have owned it, but the specs are quite detailed and precise. It was one of the few designs of that time that used 2 1/4" tubes.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Danforth - 1884 |
| Locobase ID | 10022 |
| Railroad | |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | |
| Builder | Danforth, Cooke |
| Year | 1884 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15.58 / 4.75 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.17 / 7.06 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.67 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 86,430 / 39,204 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 96,550 / 43,794 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2400 / 9.09 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 36 / 18 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 970 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20" x 24" / 508x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 22,848 / 10363.69 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.78 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 165 - 2.25" / 57 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 14.12 / 4.30 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 139 / 12.91 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 29 / 2.69 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1509 / 140.19 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1509 / 140.19 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 172.85 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4060 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4060 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 19,460 |
| Power L1 | 2945 |
| Power MT | 300.48 |