Data from "Richmond Ten Wheeler for the Plant System," Railway and Locomotive Engineering, March 1899, pp. 116, 123. Works numbers were 2766-2777. Rumary's list shows the railroad as the Georgia, Florida & Western, specifically, although the locomotives were labeled Plant System.
This locomotive was credited with 80 mph at several stretches in a run that covered 172 miles in 3 hours 22 minutes with a train load of 500 tons. One train of 11 cars averaged 51.3 mph on 20 April 1899.
As with many such reports at the time, the R&LE article included a list of the component suppliers:
Westinghouse brakes and train signal.
Golmar bell ringers,
Janney couplers
Star headlights
Monitor injectors
Chapman jacks
Franklin asbestos lagging
Nathan lubricators
United States metallic packing
Coale mufflers
Leach sanders
French springs
Falls hollow stay bolts
Crosby steam gages
Latrobe steel tires
National Tube Works tubes
McKee Fuller engine truck and tender wheels
American Steel Foundry Company's tender trucks
Richardson balanced valves
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 517 |
| Locobase ID | 9501 |
| Railroad | Plant System |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 12 |
| Road Numbers | 517-528 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 12 |
| Builder | Richmond |
| Year | 1898 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14 / 4.27 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 24.25 / 7.39 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.58 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 102,000 / 46,266 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 135,000 / 61,235 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 57 / 28.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 69 / 1753 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 200 / 1380 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 26" / 483x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 23,125 / 10489.34 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.41 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 258 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 14 / 4.27 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 152 / 14.13 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 28.25 / 2.63 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2038 / 189.41 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2038 / 189.41 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 238.92 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5650 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5650 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 30,400 |
| Power L1 | 7544 |
| Power MT | 489.17 |