The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 4 (August 1, 1927)
Building Locomotives On Schedule
Building Locomotives On Schedule.
The following is an extract from a letter dated June 22nd, 1927, from Mr. A. H. Kendall, Manager of the Kingston Locomotive Works, Canada, to the Chief Mechanical Engineer relative to an order for twenty new engines being built for the Canadian National Railways:
“We are proud of this machine as it was built in record time in order to be exhibited at Montreal at the A. R. A. Convention which was held there June 7th to 11th, instead of Atlantic City.
We received the order on February 28th and it was designed-materials ordered-all patterns made-etc., etc., and the first one delivered June 3rd, the fourth one left to-day and we have twenty to build.”
What about this for three months work!
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Built For The Canadian National Railways.
Particulars Of Locomotive.
Gauge of Track: 4ft. 8 1/2 in.; Cylinders: diameter 25 1/2 in., Stroke 30 in.; Driving Wheel Diameter: 73 in.; Boiler: Diameter 82 7–16 in.; 90 in.; Pressure 250 lb.; Fire Box: Length 126 1/8 in., Width 96 1/2 in.; Tubes: Number: 27, 2 1/2 in. diameter and 177, 3 1/2 in. diameter, Length 21 ft. 6 in.; Wheel Base: Driving 19 ft. 6 in., Engine 43 ft. 10 in.; Engine and Tender: 82 ft. 4 3/4 in.; Weight in Working Order-Pounds: Leading 65,000, Driving 230,000, Trailing 84,000, Engine 379,000, Tender 271,500; Fuel: Bitumin Coal; Heating Surface.-Sq. Ft: Tubes 3,812, Water Tubes and Syphons 117, Fire Box 315, Total 4,244, Superheater 1,840; Grate Area-Square Feet: 84.4; Maximum Tractive Power-Pounds: 56,800; Factor of Adhesion: 4.05.
Tender Type Twelve Wheeled-Type E, Superheater and Elesco Feed Water Heater. Truck and Main Driving Boxes with Floating Bushings. Commonwealth Trucks, Cradle and Tender Frame.
Water Capacity 11,500 Imp. Gals. Fuel 20 tons-Franklin Reverse Gear and Lateral Motion Box. Franklin Radial Buffer and Unit Safety Bar. Duplex Stoker. Thermic Syphons.