Data from the Catalogue Descriptive of Simple and Compound Locomotives built by Brooks Locomotive Works, Dunkirk, NY (Buffalo, NY: Matthew-Northrup Company, 1899). See also "Twelve-Wheel Freight Locomotive--Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway", Railway Master Mechanic, Volume XXIII, No 6 (November 1899), pp.347-350. Works numbers were 3304-3318 in September 1899. Dickson of Scranton, Pa built five more--works numbers 1092-1096--in 1900.
Brooks builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004.
This camelback featured a wide Wooten firebox (123"/3,124 mm long by 97"/2,464 mm wide) for burning fine anthracite coal. Identical to the CNJ's 829 class. Drury (1993) comments that "they were too powerful for their weight and were quite slippery."
Later modifications included reducing cylinder size and boiler pressure. The Brooks batch were all retired in 1923.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 801 |
| Locobase ID | 2986 |
| Railroad | Delaware, Lackawanna &Western |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 20 |
| Road Numbers | 801-820 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 20 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1899 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 25.75 / 7.85 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.58 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 50.37 / 15.35 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 166,000 / 75,296 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 205,000 / 92,987 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 112,000 / 50,802 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 317,000 / 143,789 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 5000 / 18.94 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 10 / 9 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 69 / 34.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 200 / 1380 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 21" x 32" / 533x813 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 44,427 / 20151.77 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.74 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 410 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.85 / 4.22 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 218 / 20.26 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 82.40 / 7.66 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3168 / 294.42 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3168 / 294.42 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 246.92 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 16,480 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 16,480 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 43,600 |
| Power L1 | 5974 |
| Power MT | 317.36 |
