Re: Colombian 4-8-2 vs K-28 . . . when?

Maybe something like one of these?

The lead loco is a class 16DA with 63" drivers and a TE of 33,570 lbs. using a conservative 75% boiler pressure factor instead of the 85% used in the US. It is a copy of a Baldwin design. The trailing loco is a class 16E with 72" drivers, poppet valves and a TE of 35,820 lbs., also at the conservative 75% factor. Built by Henschel, it has achieved speeds in excess of 80 mph. Some have claimed 100 mph although this seems unlikely. Both are 42" gauge (cape gauge).

Michael Allen



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/30/2016 01:37PM by trainrider47.