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Cuban Central Railways No. 40 to 57

Cuba 1904 18 produced
Martin Coombs / www.railwaysofthefarsouth.co.uk

Among several types of Baldwin locomotives ordered by the Cuba Central Railways Ltd., there were 18 4-6-0 locomotives which were built between 1904 and 1912. Although they were officially listed as freight locomotives with a driver diameter of 56 inches (1,422 mm), it seems like they were also used in passenger service. With some differences in detail, there were numbers 41 to 49 built between 1904 and 1907 and numbers 50 to 57 built in 1911 and 1912.

They were classified by Baldwin as their type 10-30 D. The first three received tenders with 3,000 gallons of water and eight tons of coal and all others received tenders with 3,500 gallons of water and the same amount of coal. Most had Stephenson valve gear, but the last three got Walschaerts valve gear. Only No. 54 got a Baldwin smokebox superheater. Numbers 50 to 57 later came to the Ferrocarriles Unidos de la Habana and were numbered 61 to 68.

Technical data

General

Property 41-49 50-57
Built 1904-1907 1911-1912
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property 41-49 50-57
Wheelbase 7.42 m 7.62 m
Total wheelbase 14.30 m 14.52 m
Service mass 49.7 t 51.7 t
Adhesion mass 44.3 t 39.9 t
Total mass 81.6 t 83.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.27 m
Axle load 14.8 t 13.3 t
Water capacity 13,249 l
Fuel capacity 7.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property 41-49 50-57
Grate area 1.57 m²
Firebox surface 11.873 m² 12.356 m²
Tube heating surface 125.484 m² 118.916 m²
Evaporative heating surface 137.357 m² 131.272 m²
Total heating surface 137.4 m² 131.3 m²

Power plant

Property 41-49 50-57
Driver diameter 1,422 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 610 mm

Power

Property 41-49 50-57
Power source steam
Estimated power 541 kW (736 PS)
Starting effort 94.5 kN

Calculated values

Property 41-49 50-57
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.59 1 : 4.14
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.9 kW/t 10.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 196.7 m² 193.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,017.48 1 : 1,036.82
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.12 1 : 1.30
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.37 1 : 15.04
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 87.49 1 : 83.61
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.57 1 : 9.62
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