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Norwegian State Railways No. 37 to 39
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Norway | 1897
3 produced
No.37
No.37
Locomotive Magazine, May 1899

In 1897 and 1898, Baldwin built three small 4-4-0 passenger locomotives for the Drammen Randsfjordbanen in the south of Norway which belonged to the manufacturer's type 8-18C. Works numbers were 15640, 16204 and 16205, while the NSB numbered them 37, 38 and 39. Their outside appearance clearly told who built them, but these Cape gauge locomotives weighed less than 24 tons. The cylinders had a stroke of 20 inches, but a diameter of only twelve inches. Driver diameter was 55 inches or 1.397 mm. The three-axle tender had a fixed axle at the front and a two-axle truck at the rear. Although the Randsfjordbanen was converted to standard gauge in 1909, records say that these locomotives were only retired in the late twenties. This indicates that they were used on another line for the rest of their career.

General
Built1897-1898
ManufacturerBaldwin
Wheel arr.4-4-0 (American) 
Gauge3 ft 6 in (Cape gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase17 ft 10 in
Rigid wheelbase6 ft 3 in
Total wheelbase34 ft
Service weight47,826 lbs
Adhesive weight30,315 lbs
Total weight76,946 lbs
Axle load15,158 lbs
Water capacity1,000 us gal
Fuel capacity3,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area8.8 sq ft
Firebox area73 sq ft
Tube heating area434 sq ft
Evaporative heating area507 sq ft
Total heating area507 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter55 in
Boiler pressure160 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 12 x 20 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power180 hp (134 kW)
Starting effort7,121 lbf
Calculated Values
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