Gran Ferrocarril de la Ceiba 0-4-0 Locomotives in Venezuela
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Escuque (Locobase 15382)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Vol 78, pp. 192. See also Rafael Angel Terán Barroeta, "El Gran Ferrocarril de la Ceiba." in the blog El Cronista de Tucutuc at [
], last accessed 29 August 2013. Works number was 58416 in May 1925.
This tiny oil-burning saddle tank was a switcher in La Ceiba. It would later be sold to the Ferrocarril de Trujillo.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Escuque |
| Locobase ID | 15382 |
| Railroad | Gran Ferrocarril de la Ceiba |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Whyte | 0-4-0ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 2 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1925 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 3.83 / 1.17 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 3.83 / 1.17 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 3.83 / 1.17 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 17,500 / 7938 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 17,500 / 7938 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 300 / 1.14 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 100 / 379 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 15 / 7.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 24 / 610 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 7" x 12" / 178x305 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3540 / 1605.72 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.94 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 43 - 1.5" / 38 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 6.33 / 1.93 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 16 / 1.49 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 3.70 / 0.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 122 / 11.34 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 122 / 11.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 228.25 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 629 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 629 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 2720 |
| Power L1 | 2570 |
| Power MT | 647.53 |