Nord 3.021 to 3.075 were 0-6-4 tank locomotives for mixed traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord.

Nord 3.021 to 3.075
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerÉdouard Delebecque
BuilderSACM – Belfort
Build date1880–1883
Total produced55
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-4
 • UICC2' n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,664 mm (5 ft 5+12 in)
Trailing dia.1,040 mm (3 ft 5 in)
Wheelbase7.6 m (24 ft 11+14 in)
Length11.36 m (37 ft 3 in)
Adhesive weight36.5 t (80,500 lb)
Loco weight54 t (119,000 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2.4 t (5,290 lb)
Water cap.5 m3 (177 cu ft)
Firebox:
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.41 m2 (25.9 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10–11.5 kg/cm2 (0.981–1.13 MPa; 142–164 psi)
Heating surface99–136 m2 (1,070–1,460 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size450 mm × 610 mm (17+1116 in × 24 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Power output660 CV (485 kW; 651 hp)
Tractive effort8,537 kg (18,800 lb)
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
NumbersNord: 3.021 – 3.075
NicknamesCourte-Queue

Construction history edit

The locomotives were built from 1880 to 1883[1] by the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM) in Belfort.[2][3] Many constructive details of the boiler and the mechanisms were of a similar design as the preceding the Nord 2.800 class Outrance express locomotives, also a double frame chassis was used.[1][2] The locomotives themselves also were the precursors of the Nord 3.401 to 3.512 locomotive series, with which they shared many constructive details.[1][4] The machines were retired from service from 1932 to 1935.[1]

The locomotives had a Belpaire firebox which extended over the last driving axle and had a firebox area of 2.33 m2 (25.1 sq ft).[5] The boiler consisted of three shells with an average diameter of 1.24 m (4 ft 78 in). The cylinders, with a size of 432 mm × 610 mm (17 in × 24 in), were mounted in an inclined position inside of the frame and were controlled by a Stephenson valve gear.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Vilain (1977), pp. 197–198, 230.
  2. ^ a b Banderali (1880), pp. 305–265.
  3. ^ Deghilage (1882), p. 424.
  4. ^ Die Lokomotive (1932), pp. 85–86
  5. ^ a b Demoulin (1898), pp. 142–143.

Bibliography edit

  • Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1977). Dix décennies de locomotives sur le réseau du Nord : 1845-1948 (in French). Editions Picador. ISBN 2-902653-01-8.
  • Banderali (4 October 1880). "Locomotives-Tender, a train articulé a l'arrière, et a trois essieux couplés, du Chemin de Fer du Nord". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 3, 2e Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 305–265. OCLC 6536095.
  • Deghilage (6 December 1882). "Note sur les locomotives construites pour les Chemins de fer français, De 1878 à 1881 - Deuxième partie - Locomotives a 6 roues accouplées". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 5, 2e Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 403–425. OCLC 6536095.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). Vol. 1. Baudry et Cie.
  • "Großrad-Dreikuppler der französischen Nordbahn". Die Lokomotive (in German). Vol. XXIX, no. 5. Oskar Fischer. May 1932. pp. 85–86.

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