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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox Engine
As the DL&W hauled anthracite coal, Zerah Colburn tried to design a locomotive that could also use this as fuel. The slow combustion of this hard type of coal required a large, i.e. wide grate . To keep the center of ...
General
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1855-1856 |
| Manufacturers | New Jersey Locomotive Works |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0 (Six-coupled) |
| Gauge | 1,829 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 3.35 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.35 m |
| Total wheelbase | 14.73 m |
| Service weight | 33.5 t |
| Adhesive weight | 33.5 t |
| Axle load | 11.2 t |
Boiler
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 4.181 m² |
| Firebox surface | 24.991 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 68.655 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 93.646 m² |
| Total heating surface | 93.6 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,219 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 6.9 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 457 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Starting effort | 61.3 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Colburn's Wide Firebox EngineRemove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.37 |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 218.6 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 915.64 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.00 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 13.66 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 22.40 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 2.75 |
