Nord 2.121 to 2.180

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Nord 2.121 to 2.180
Locomotive 2.122
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer
BuilderSACM
Serial number4266–4267, 4468–4482, 4634–4653, 4667–4669, 4901–4920
Build date1891–1898
Total produced60
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
 • UIC2′B n4v
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Length9 m (29 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight49 tonnes (48 long tons; 54 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area2.04 m2 (22.0 sq ft)
Boiler pressure14 kg/cm2 (1,370 kPa; 199 psi)
Heating surface155.3 m2 (1,672 sq ft)
CylindersFour, compound, HP outside, LP inside
High-pressure cylinder350 mm × 650 mm (13+25⁄32 in × 25+19⁄32 in)
Low-pressure cylinder530 mm × 650 mm (20+7⁄8 in × 25+19⁄32 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Career
OperatorsChemin de fer du Nord
Numbers2.121 – 2.180
NicknamesChocolat

Nord 2.121 to 2.180 were a class of 60 four-cylinder 4-4-0 compound steam locomotives of the Chemins de fer du Nord; they were used as express passenger train locomotives. They were placed in service in 1898 and all but four had been retired by 1933. At the creation of the SNCF in 1938, the surviving locomotives were renumbered 2-220.A.1 to 2-220.A.4

History[edit]

Two prototypes were designed by Alfred de Glehn, of SACM and Gaston du Bousquet of the Nord as an improvement from the No. 701 built in 1884. They were four-cylinder compound locomotives. One of them initially lacked a coupling rod, making it a 4-2-2-0, but wheelslip issues quickly ended the experiment.[1] In 1903, locomotives 2.121 to 2.123 and 2.126 were sold to the Compagnie du Nord - Belge who renumbered them 307 to 310.[2]

Construction[edit]

SACM delivered two prototypes from their Belfort factory in 1891, and later delivered all the production locomotives:

Table of orders
Year Nord numbers SACM numbers Notes
1891 2.121 and 2.122 4266–4267 Prototypes
1893 2.123 to 2.137 4468–4482
1895 2.138 to 2.157 4634–4653
1896 2.158 to 2.160 4667–4669
1896 2.161 to 2.180 4901–4920

References[edit]

  • Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.
  1. ^ Roland Arzul (15 December 2008). "Les locomotives 220 type Nord de la Compagnie de l'Etat" (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2 November 2023..
  2. ^ "Nord 4-4-0 Locomotives in France". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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