Toronto, Hamilton, & Buffalo 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Type Locomotives

Class As (Locobase 62)

Data from tables in 1930 Locomotive Cyclopedia.

Boiler had Coffin feedwater heater, valve motion limited cutoff, duplex stoker. Don't know much about this engine. Note how much lighter for its tractive effort this engine was than many others. (It had a very low factor of adhesion -- was it prone to slipping?). In any event, it was the last freight steam to operate on the TH&B, being scrapped in 1953.

Specifications
ClassAs
Locobase ID62
RailroadToronto, Hamilton, & Buffalo
Whyte2-8-4
Road Numbers201-202
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco
Year1928
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase16.80'
Engine Wheelbase39.70'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.42
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)75.60'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers249500 lbs
Engine Weight383000 lbs
Tender Light Weight228000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight611000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity12000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)16 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run103.96 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure240 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)28" x 30"
Tractive Effort76160 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.28
Heating Ability
Firebox Area338 sq. ft
Grate Area100.30 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface5080
Superheating Surface2242
Combined Heating Surface7322
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume237.60
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation24072
Same as above plus superheater percentage31442.86
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area105958.98
Power L131762.42
Power MT1122.63

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.