South Manchurian 2-10-0 Locomotives in Japan
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class P/DK1 (Locobase 15021)
Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), 1013. See also Jim Livesey's comments in his 14 May 2008 post in the "Re: Rare film clip of An American built 2-10-0 in North Korea" thread of the Railway Preservation News blog at [
], last accessed 21 January 2024. Alco-Schenectady' works numbers were 61491-61516 in June 1919.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | P/DK1 |
| Locobase ID | 15021 |
| Railroad | South Manchurian |
| Country | Japan |
| Whyte | 2-10-0 |
| Number in Class | 62 |
| Road Numbers | 1700-1725 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 62 |
| Builder | several |
| Year | 1919 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| 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) | 174,000 / 78,925 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 198,000 / 89,811 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 6000 / 22.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 12 / 11 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 58 / 29 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 190 / 13.10 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 23" x 28" / 584x711 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 44,299 / 20093.71 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.93 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 165 / 15.33 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 50.80 / 4.72 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2423 / 225.10 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 589 / 54.72 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3012 / 279.82 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 179.95 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 9652 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 11,582 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 37,620 |
| Power L1 | 10,857 |
| Power MT | 687.80 |