Class of French 4-4-0T locomotive
Nord 2.311 to 2.380 hide Power type Steam Build date 1892–1893 Total produced 70
hide Configuration: • Whyte 2-2-0T • UIC 2′B n2t Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Leading dia. 11+ 3 ⁄8 in)Driver dia.5+ 1 ⁄2 in)Wheelbase 1+ 1 ⁄2 in)Length 3 ⁄4 Adhesive weight 24.88 t (54,900 lb) Loco weight 42.8 t (94,400 lb) Fuel type Coal Firebox type Belpaire • Firegrate area 1.57 m2 (16.9 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 kg/cm2 (0.981 MPa; 142 psi) Heating surface 85 m2 (910 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 16+ 9 ⁄16 in × 23+ 5 ⁄8 in)Valve gear Stephenson
hide Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
hide Operators Chemins de Fer du Nord SNCF Numbers Nord: 2.311 – 2.380 SNCF: 220 TA 1 – 19 Nicknames Ravachol
Nord 2.311 to 2.380 , were 4-4-0T locomotives for suburban passenger traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord Ravachol " because of the entry into service of the series when the latter was arrested in April 1892.
History [ ] The locomotives were put into service starting in 1892 to power services the Nord and Nord-Belge lines. They were numbered 2.311 to 2.380 by the Nord.
The 70 locomotives were built by four companies: Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques , Société Franco-Belge , Fives-Lille , and Schneider et Cie .
Table of locomotives
Year
Quantity
Manufacturer
Serial number
Nord number
1892
11
SACM -Belfort4290–4300
2.311–2.321
1893
19
SACM-Belfort
4401–4419
2.322–2.340
1893
5
Société Franco-Belge 957–961
2.341–2.345
1893
10
Fives-Lille 2916–2925
2.346–2.354
1894
5
Fives-Lille 2926–2930
2.355–2.360
1895
20
Schneider et Cie 2580–2599
2.361–2.380
At nationalisation on 1 January 1 1938, the survivors were renumbered 2-220.TA.1 to 2-220.TA.19 by the SNCF .
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