Data from Comstock (1971) and [] . See also "An Early Norris Express Locomotive," American Engineer and Railroad Journal, Volume LXIX [59], No. 2 (), p.87.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
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Class | Lightning |
Locobase ID | 4897 |
Railroad | Syracuse & Utica (NYC) |
Country | USA |
Whyte | 6-2-0 |
Number in Class | 1 |
Road Numbers | |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | |
Builder | Norris - Schenectady |
Year | 1849 |
Valve Gear | Gooch |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 40,000 / 18,144 |
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) | |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 84 / 2134 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 100 / 6.90 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x559 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 5699 / 2585.03 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 116 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 10 - 3" / 76 |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10.66 / 3.25 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 121 / 11.25 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 13.50 / 1.25 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 852 / 79.18 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 852 / 79.18 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 166.41 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1350 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1350 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12,100 |
Power L1 | 3984 |
Power MT |