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El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3

Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe No. 1 and 2 in 1951 in front of an excursion train at Smith Flats

El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 was a three-truck, three-cylinder Shay of type C-65-3 that was delivered in 1904 with works number 885. It was originally coal-fired with a coal capacity of five tons, but was later converte...

El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3Remove
Variant
coal
Built 1904
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement BBB t sh
Gauge
Length
Service mass 64410 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3
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Built 1904
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4-4-0T (Shay)

Dimensions and weights

Property El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3
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Empty mass 50.7 t
Service mass 64.4 t
Adhesion mass 64.4 t
Water capacity 11,356 l
Fuel capacity 4.5 t (coal)

Power plant

Property El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3
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Driver diameter 914 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 305 x 381 mm

Power

Property El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3
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Power source steam
Starting effort 132.7 kN

Calculated values

Property El Dorado Lumber Co. No. 8 and Shay C-65-3
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.76
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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