Nord 3.401 to 3.512

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Nord 3.401 to 3.512
Nord 3.433 from the first ordered batch (3.401 to 3.472) at the Dépot de la Plaine Saint-Denis
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date
  • 1883–1886 (3.401–3.472)
  • 1890–1891 (3.473–3.512)
Total produced112
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,664 mm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Wheelbase4.10 m (13 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Length8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
Loco weight40 t (88,200 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
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 or 480 mm × 610 mm (17+11⁄16 in or 18+7⁄8 in × 24 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
NumbersNord: 3.401 – 3.512
PreservedOne: Nord 3.486

Nord 3.401 à 3.512 were 0-6-0 locomotives for mixed traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. The locomotive class served for more than 50 years, with the last locomotive, Nord 3.486, retiring in 1936.[1]

Construction history[edit]

The design was based on the preceding Nord 3.021 to 3.075 class.[1] The locomotives were built in two series by various manufacturers.[2]

Series Nord No. Year Qty. Manufacturer No.
3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) 3.401–3.436 1883 36 SACM / Mulhouse No. 3465-3500
3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) 3.437–3.452 1884 16 SACM / Mulhouse No. 3601-3616
3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) 3.453–3.467 1885–1886 15 Nord / La Chapelle
3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) 3.468–3.472 1886 5 Nord / Hellemmes
3.473–3.512 (1890–1891) 3.473–3.492 1890 20 SACM / Belfort No. 4217-4236
3.473–3.512 (1890–1891) 3.493–3.512 1890 20 Schneider-Creusot No. 2468-2487

Service history[edit]

The locomotives were used to operate many of the Chemins de Fer du Nord's railway lines, passenger trains as well as freight trains.

In 1914 three locomotives stationed in the depot Tergenier, Nord 3.414, 3.418 and 3.508, were lost due to World War I.[1] In the period of 1915-1917 the locomotives then were confined to the depots La Chapelle, La Plaine, Creil, Hazebrouck, Dunkerque, Calais, Amiens, Boulogne, Compiègne, Longueau, Béthune, Abbeville and Valenciennes.[1]

In 1918 a locomotive of this series, the Nord 3.438, was used to pull the Armistice train to the Forest of Compiègne.[2]

Early 1920 to 1925 the locomotives were then allocated to the depots La Plaine (4), Creil (3), Crépy (2), Soissons (2), Compiègne (8), Estrées (4), Somain (18), Arras, Délivrance (1), Amiens (7), Longueau (2), Le Tréport (12), Beauvais (3), Cambrai (8), Hirson (11) and Hazebrouck (26).[1]

In 1936 the last operational locomotive of the series, the Nord 3.486, retired.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vilain. 1977. pp. 138–140, 148, 278
  2. ^ a b Hilscher. February 1932. pp. 35–38

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.

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