loco-info.com - Venezuela Sugar Co. Porter 0-4-4T

In June of 1915, Porter built the first 0-4-4T tank locomotive for the Venezuela Sugar Company. It had a gauge of three feet, drivers of 33 inches and cylinders of ten by 16 inches. The second one was No. 3, built in January 1917 and shown on the photo. In March 1920, Porter built a third one for the Factory Products Co., that was ultimately also used by Venezuela Sugar. The three carried the works numbers 5668, 5938 and 6483.

General
Built	1915, 1917, 1920
Manufacturer	Porter
Wheel arr.	0-4-4T (Forney)
Gauge	3 ft (Three feet)

Dimensions and Weights
Fuel capacity	wood

Boiler

Boiler

Power Plant
Driver diameter	33 in
Expansion type	simple
Cylinders	two, 10 x 16 in

Power
Power source	steam

Calculated Values

Calculated Values

steam locomotive

tank locomotive

industry

freight

last changed: 09/2025

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