Davenport stock 0-6-0 "Switcher" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 15089)

Data from set of original DLW diagrams offered for sale on Ebay in March 2013.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Classunknown
Locobase ID15089
RailroadDavenport stock
CountryUSA
Whyte0-6-0
Number in Class1
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderDavenport
Year
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)7 / 2.13
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)7 / 2.13
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)26.75 / 8.15
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1000 / 3.79
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)29 / 737
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)150 / 10.30
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)10" x 14" / 254x356
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)6155 / 2791.86
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)60 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10.13 / 3.09
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)40.52 / 3.76
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 7.26 / 0.67
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)325 / 30.19
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)325 / 30.19
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume255.91
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1089
Same as above plus superheater percentage1089
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area6078
Power L13012
Power MT

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