Nord 401 to 436

Nord 401 to 436
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1856–1857
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-6T
 • UICB3 n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,753 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Wheelbase8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Length11.71 m (38 ft 5 in)
Adhesive weight27.5 t (60,600 lb)
Loco weight47.5 t (105,000 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:​
 • TypeCrampton
 • Grate area1.41 m2 (15.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure7.5–8.5 kg/cm2 (0.735–0.834 MPa; 107–121 psi)
Heating surface121 m2 (1,300 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size420 mm × 560 mm (16+9⁄16 in × 22+1⁄16 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
Numbers
  • Nord (1845): 401 – 436
  • Nord (1872): 2.401 – 2.436

Nord 401 to 436, renumbered to Nord 2.401 to 2.436 in 1872, were 0-4-6T Engerth locomotives for mixed traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. The machines were built in 1856–1857 and retired from service in the early 1900s.

Construction history

The machines were built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (Emil Kessler), Charbonnier et Cie. (successors to the business of François Cavé [fr]), and Nord works at La Chapelle in 1856–1857.[1] The locomotives were 0-4-6T Engerth locomotives for mixed traffic. The Stephenson valve gear and the cylinders were on the inside of the locomotive frame. The tender contained 4.5–5.5 m3 (159–194 cu ft) of water and 1,500–1,600 kg (3,310–3,530 lb) of coal.

Twelve machines were rebuilt as 0-4-2 tender locomotives between 1873 and 1878 at Nord (La Chapelle).

Table of locomotives.[2]
Year Quantity Manufacturer Serial numbers Nord numbers (pre-1872) Nord numbers (post-1872
1855 6 Maschinenfabrik Esslingen 283–288 401–406 2.401–2.406
1855 9 Charbonnier et Cie. 111–119 407–415 2.407–2.415
1856 11 Charbonnier et Cie. 120–130 416–426 2.416–2.426
1857 10 Nord (La Chapelle) — 427–436 2.427–2.436

Service history

The machines were used for mixed service on many of the main and secondary lines of the Nord network. In 1904 there were still 15 machines remaining in service, Nord 2.401, 2.406, 2.408, 2.409, 2.410, 2.411, 2.412, 2.413, 2.415, 2.418, 2.425, 2.426, 2.430, 2.433, and 2.434.

References

  1. ^ Vilain (1977), pp. 132–135, 230.
  2. ^ Davies (1997), pp. 15–16.

Bibliography

  • Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1977). Dix décennies de locomotives sur le réseau du Nord : 1845-1948 (in French). Editions Picador. ISBN 2-902653-01-8.
  • Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.