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FC de Girardot No. 12 to 14

FC Cundinamarca No. 9 to 11

Colombia 1909 3 produced
collection P.C. Dewhurst

In 1909, the Columbian National Railway received three Kitson-Meyer locomotives for use on the Girardot line. Their works numbers were 4671 to 4673. In most respects they similar to other locomotives delivered to other South American railways in the 1890s and early 1900s. They rode on two three-axle bogies, both with two 14 by 18 inch cylinders on the rear. The drivers had a diameter of only 2 feet and 10 3/4 inches.

On the level, they could theoretically haul 2,750 tons. But as the Girardot had an altitude difference of more than 2,000 metres, they had actually been designed for steep grades. So they were rated for 719 tons at one percent and 185 tons at four percent. Later the three locomotives became Ferrocarril de Cundinamarca No. 9 to 11. The withdrawal years for all locomotives are difficult to obtain, but it is known that the second one was withdrawn in 1953,

Technical data

General

Built
1909
Manufacturers
Kitson & Co.
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0+0-6-0T (Kitson-Meyer)
Gauge
914 mm (Three feet)

Dimensions and weights

Total wheelbase
7.95 m
Service mass
62.9 t
Adhesion mass
62.9 t
Rigid wheelbase
1.98 m
Water capacity
6,511 l

Boiler

Grate area
2.399 m²
Firebox surface
9.497 m²
Tube heating surface
96.785 m²
Evaporative heating surface
106.281 m²
Total heating surface
106.3 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
883 mm
Boiler pressure
11 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
four, 356 x 457 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Estimated power
447 kW (608 PS)
Starting effort
122.8 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 5.02
Optimal speed
23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
7.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
153.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 1,181.18
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 24.14
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 44.30
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 10.19
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