Nord 2.311 to 2.380

Nord 2.311 to 2.380, were 4-4-0T locomotives for suburban passenger traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. The machines were built in 1892–1893.[1][2] They were nicknamed "Ravachol" because of the entry into service of the series when the latter was arrested in April 1892.

Nord 2.311 to 2.380
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1892–1893
Total produced70
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-0T
 • UIC2′B n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.900 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.1,664 mm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Wheelbase5,525 mm (18 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Length9.165 m (30 ft 3⁄4 in)
Adhesive weight24.88 t (54,900 lb)
Loco weight42.8 t (94,400 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox typeBelpaire
 • Firegrate area1.57 m2 (16.9 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10 kg/cm2 (0.981 MPa; 142 psi)
Heating surface85 m2 (910 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size420 mm × 600 mm (16+9⁄16 in × 23+5⁄8 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Career
Operators
Numbers
  • Nord: 2.311 – 2.380
  • SNCF: 220 TA 1 – 19
NicknamesRavachol
Drawing of the locomotive

History

The locomotives were put into service starting in 1892 to power services the Nord and Nord-Belge lines.[3] 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
YearQuantityManufacturerSerial numberNord number
189211SACM-Belfort4290–43002.311–2.321
189319SACM-Belfort4401–44192.322–2.340
18935Société Franco-Belge957–9612.341–2.345
189310Fives-Lille2916–29252.346–2.354
18945Fives-Lille2926–29302.355–2.360
189520Schneider et Cie2580–25992.361–2.380

At nationalisation on 1 January 1 1938, the survivors were renumbered 2-220.TA.1 to 2-220.TA.19 by the SNCF.

References
  1. Vilain (1977), pp. 201–202, 230.
  2. Demoulin (1898), pp. 144–145.
  3. Pulin (1893), p. 3.

Bibliography
  • Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.
  • Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1977). Dix décennies de locomotives sur le réseau du Nord : 1845-1948 (in French). Editions Picador. ISBN 2-902653-01-8.
  • Pulin (1 Jan 1893). "La nouvelle locomotive-tender à 4 roues accouplés pour trains légers de la Compagnie du Chemin de fer du Nord". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 16, 1er Semestre: 3–8. OCLC 6536095.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). Vol. 1. Baudry et Cie.
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