Busch Gardens Railway 4-4-0 No. 661 'Balmoral Castle'
Williamsburg, VA, United States
Location: Busch Gardens
Status: Operational
Posted: Sep 6, 2018 @ 13:09:24 by Steven Chretien
Driver diameter is 56". THis and BGW No. 238 are the only Crown locomoitves with 56" drivers
Posted: Jun 9, 2012 @ 19:06:22 by Mike
This may be helpful Type: “4-4-0" Steam Pressure: 180 lbs p.s.i. Engine Weight: Dry Weight............39,500 lbs Water @ ½ glass... 4,962 lbs Total......................43,462 lbs.........22.23 tons Tender Weight: Dry Weight............20,000 lbs Full Water...............10,483 lbs Full Fuel...................2,544 lbs Total......................33,027 lbs........16.51 tons Combined Weight: Engine and Tender.........................38.72 tons Tender Capacity: Water........1,436 gallons...1" of water = 30 gal or 250 lbs Fuel...........600 gallons of propane in 6, 100 gal tanks Hourly Fuel Consumption: Average.....693 cubic feet or 81 pounds or 20 gal per /hr.
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 @ 11:03:43 by Steve Frost
Homage to the Caledonian Railway. Presumably meant to be a Dunalistair type 4-4-0, but did they ever have Belpaire fireboxes?
Posted: May 22, 2009 @ 17:05:15 by chris
engine weight 43,462 lbs tender weight 33,027 water cap. 1436 gallons fuel 600 gallons propane fuel use about 20 gals per hour
Posted: Dec 22, 2006 @ 06:12:23 by Mike Stroud
I have a picture that shows this as Number 66, from the late 1970's
Posted: Oct 14, 2002 @ 19:10:44 by Mike Castellow
Fuel is Propane on all of Bush Gardens locomotives