Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works datacard as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 47, p. 266. Works number was 39763 in May 1913.
A small Florida shortline chartered in 1903 to link Chipley, Fla with Birmingham, Ala, some 200 miles away. Alas for expectations, the BC&SA only rached Tiller, which was 19 miles away. The BC&SA also had trackage rights from Tiller to Southport. It entered receivership on 24 December 1908 (Merry Christmas) and it was the receivers who placed the order with Baldwin for this wood-burning Ten-wheeler. The design clearly reflects the reduced ambitions of this little road. After a reorganization completed 26 September 1926, the railroad emerged as the Alabama & Western Florida and operated until abandonment in September 1939.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
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| Class | 55 |
| Locobase ID | 14112 |
| Railroad | Birmingham, Columbus & St Andrews |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 55 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1913 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13.83 / 4.22 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 24.06 / 7.33 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.57 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 49.77 / 15.17 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 84,000 / 38,102 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 112,000 / 50,802 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 80,000 / 36,287 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 192,000 / 87,089 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 47 / 23.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 56 / 1422 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 11.70 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 20,065 / 9101.34 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.19 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 231 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.19 / 3.72 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 132 / 12.26 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 16.60 / 1.54 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1596 / 148.27 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1596 / 148.27 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 225.74 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2822 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2822 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 22,440 |
| Power L1 | 5063 |
| Power MT | 398.64 |