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Bas-Congo - Katanga class 201
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Congo | 1917
52 produced
No. 467, built in 1930 by Haine-St.-Pierre
No. 467, built in 1930 by Haine-St.-Pierre
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The first 2-8-2 locomotives introduced on the Bas-Congo au Katanga were built by Porter in the USA in 1917. They had the works numbers 5993 to 6016 and were very large for this builder known for its small industrial and logging locomotives. On the BCK, they got the numbers 201 to 224. Between 1922 and 1930, Haine-Saint-Pierre of Belgium delivered 28 additional locomotives of this type in several batches. Their running numbers were not in consecutive order: 305 to 308, 317 to 322, 401 to 410 and 461 to 468. 410 had been built with a trailing truck booster, but this was removed again. Numbers 461 to 468 were renumbered to 415 to 422 in 1955.

General
Built1917-1930
ManufacturerH.K. Porter, Haine-Saint-Pierre
Wheel arr.2-8-2 (Mikado) 
Gauge3 ft 6 in (Cape gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase27 ft
Rigid wheelbase12 ft 6 in
Service weight152,000 lbs
Adhesive weight122,000 lbs
Axle load30,500 lbs
Fuel capacitywood
Boiler
Grate area36.7 sq ft
Firebox area120.5 sq ft
Tube heating area2,059.5 sq ft
Evaporative heating area2,180 sq ft
Superheater area500 sq ft
Total heating area2,680 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter44 in
Boiler pressure210 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 19 x 22 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power950 hp (708 kW)
Starting effort32,219 lbf
Calculated Values
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