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FC Girardot - Tolima - Huila No. 61 to 71

Colombia 1944 11 produced
Baldwin

Between 1944 and 1947, Baldwin delivered eleven modern 4-8-2 locomotives to Colombia. They were numbered 61 to 71 and most were for the Ferrocarril Girardot-Tolima-Huila. Although they were only narrow gauge locomotives with a gauge of three feet, they had many modern features. These included a type A superheater, Worthington feed water heater, power reverser, limited cutoff and cast cylinders. The size of the cylinders was relatively small compared to the boiler, what meant that these locomotives were good for running long uphill stretches at full power.

Technical data

General

Built
1944-1947
Manufacturers
Baldwin
Wheel arrangement
4-8-2 (Mountain)
Gauge
914 mm (Three feet)

Dimensions and weights

Wheelbase
8.92 m
Total wheelbase
16.79 m
Service mass
81.2 t
Adhesion mass
55.3 t
Total mass
119.3 t
Rigid wheelbase
3.51 m
Axle load
13.8 t
Water capacity
15,142 l
Fuel capacity
0.7 t (oil)

Boiler

Grate area
4.459 m²
Firebox surface
14.586 m²
Tube heating surface
215.535 m²
Evaporative heating surface
230.121 m²
Superheater surface
63.639 m²
Total heating surface
293.8 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
1,067 mm
Boiler pressure
14.5 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
two, 470 x 559 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Estimated power
1,342 kW (1,825 PS)
Starting effort
142.3 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 3.81
Optimal speed
58 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
16.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
430.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 450.39
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.47
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 10.12
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 65.88
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 14.78
Total/Superheater
1 : 3.62
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