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Jamaican Government Railway No. 21 and 22
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Jamaica | 1894
2 produced
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Locomotive Magazine, September 1919

In 1894, Rhode Island built two 2-6-4T passenger tank locomotives for the Jamaican Government Railway. They were a follow-up of No. 18 that had the wheel arrangement 2-4-4T. While No. 18 had two cylinders with simple expansion, 21 and 22 were two-cylinder compounds with the low pressure cylinder on the left side. Otherwise the new locomotives were similar, with round-topped boilers and tank and bunker at the rear. The long frames had stability issues, especially with heavy supplies on one end. So No. 22 suffered frame cracks twice, in 1899 and 1905. It was scrapped in 1907 and 21 followed in 1908.

General
Built1894
ManufacturerRhode Island
Wheel arr.2-6-4T 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase30 ft
Rigid wheelbase13 ft
Adhesive weight83,000 lbs
Total weight129,500 lbs
Water capacity2,366 us gal
Boiler
Grate area17.6 sq ft
Firebox area106 sq ft
Tube heating area838 sq ft
Evaporative heating area944 sq ft
Total heating area944 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter50 in
Boiler pressure180 psi
Cylinderstwo, HP: 18 x 24 in
and LP: 28 x 24 in
Power
Calculated Values
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