Articulation

DKA DD 5207-5210

Locomotive data
Builder	Werkspoor
Builder's number(s)	538-541
Roadnumber(s)	JSS 1257-1260 DKA DD 5207-5210
Wheel arrangement	2-8-8-0
Year	1923
Gauge	1067 mm
Heated surface	182.1 m2
Grate area	4.1 m2
Max boiler pressure	14 bar
Cylinders	2 hp + 2 lp
Cylinder diam	450 mm / 700 mm
Stroke	610 mm
Diam. drivers	1102 mm
Water	-
Fuel	8.2 t
Weight (operational)	136.1 t
Length	20792 mm
Speed	50 km/h
Tractive effort	17300 kg
Design	Hanomag

To cope with the increasing traffic on West-Java ALCO (USA) supplied six mallet compound 2-8-8-0 locomotives during WWI. The order was placed there because European builders were unable to supply due to the war conditions.

The locomotive had a distinct US outline downsized to fit the Cape gauge profile. When the need for a further batch arose after the war further orders were placed in Europe. Werkspoor supplied four.