According to my Western Maryland specs their I-1 Russian tenders held 7,400 gallons and 17 tons as compared to the "standard" Russian tender's 9 tons.
Wouldn't happen to have a spare WM Dec tender, would you?
Roger
Virginian wrote:So what's the power output of a Big Boy, in furlong grains per fortnight so we don't have to do all those silly metric conversions?
A gallon of water is equal to 231 cubic inches......you can easily calculate the water tank capacity by multiplying length x width x height in inches, then divide by 231 to determine the gallonage of the water tank.
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
I recently received a Spectrum Russian Decapod 2-10-0 in Western Maryland markings, with tender capacity indicated as "20,000" on the upper left hand rear end - liters maybe but not gallons for sure in that small tender. Out of curiosity, taking one of my 2-8-0's which had an indicated tender capacity of 5000 gallons I measured the water tank dimensions in inches, calculated the cubic inches, then cubic ft, then scaled up by 87, then converted to U.S. gallons, and surprise surprise I got near 5000 gallons. Took me almost half an hour, given all those fractions and calculations!
I have to do the same for my unmarked Russians but if someone already has a valid capacity for the small Russian tender I be happy to know it, the same for my unmarked Spectrum 2-10-2 and Spectrum 2-6-6-2 tenders.
PS: Fortunately I had to return the Western Maryland Decapod to Bachmann due a problem and received an undecorated one in return, saving me from the work involved in re-lettering to Grizzly Northern markings.
Isambard
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tomikawaTT wrote: Don Z wrote: Well, here's your chance to break out the slide rule or calculator: broken bituminous coal has a density of 833Kg/Cubic Meter.Don Z.And, since we're going metric, one cubic meter of water masses one metric ton (2200 lb.)Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - water capacity stated in m3)
Don Z wrote: Well, here's your chance to break out the slide rule or calculator: broken bituminous coal has a density of 833Kg/Cubic Meter.Don Z.
Well, here's your chance to break out the slide rule or calculator: broken bituminous coal has a density of 833Kg/Cubic Meter.
And, since we're going metric, one cubic meter of water masses one metric ton (2200 lb.)
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - water capacity stated in m3)
And to further confuse you:
I'm converting several steam loco tenders and this is causing the tender and water capacities to change from the as-built specs.
OK..............here's the question.........how much cubic capacity does a ton of bituminous coal take up? What about the water? How to properly figure the new tender capacities?
Thanks,