Ferrocarril de Antioquia No. 17 “Bolivar”
Colombia 1910 1 produced
One of the first two locomotives orders by Ed. Victor Sperling for the Antioquia was this small 2-6-0 that was built by Borsig in 1910. It was numbered 17 and named “Bolivar”. The works number of Borsig was 7763. The drivers measured less than one metre and the rigid wheelbase was only 2,100 mm. The other locomotive was a small 0-4-0 tender locomotive, numbered 19 and named “Córdoba”, also built by Borsig in the same year.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1910
- Manufacturers
- Borsig
- Wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0 (Mogul)
- Gauge
- 914 mm (Three feet)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 12.36 m
- Length loco
- 7.10 m
- Wheelbase
- 3.88 m
- Total wheelbase
- 10.58 m
- Rigid wheelbase
- 2.10 m
Power plant
- Driver diameter
- 940 mm
- Expansion type
- simple expansion
- Cylinders
- two, 360 x 500 mm
Power
- Power source
- steam
