Thirty oil burning locomotives, designated "15B" class, built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd, for General Roca Railway two cylinders have 19 1/2 in. diam by 28 in. stroke; coupled wheel diam 5 ft 8 in.; wheelbase, total engine and tender 60 ft 7 3/4 in.; total heating surface 2100 sq ft; grate area 32.6 sq ft; boiler pressure 225 psi; tractive effort at 85% boiler pressure 30,000 lb; total engine and tender weight in working order 148 tons 9 cwt 2 qr.


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    Title :

    British-built 4-8-0 locomotives for Argentina


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 91 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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