Nord 2.121 to 2.180

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

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:
 • Firegrate area		2.04 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

History

Two prototypes were designed by Alfred de Glehn, of SACM and Gaston du Bousquet of the Nord.[1] They were four-cylinder compound locomotives. 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

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

Table of orders
YearNord numbersSACM numbersNotes
18912.121 and 2.1224266–4267Prototypes
18932.123 to 2.1374468–4482
18952.138 to 2.1574634–4653
18962.158 to 2.1604667–4669
18962.161 to 2.1804901–4920

References
  • Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.
  1. "Les locomotive 220 type Nord de la Cie de l'Etat". Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Nord 4-4-0 Locomotives in France". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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