Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990

Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990, also called 180 unités, were 0-8-0 locomotives for freight traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord.[1]

Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1866–1891
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-0
 • UICD n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3 1⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.25 m (13 ft 11 1⁄4 in)
Length8.115 m (26 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Adhesive weight44.2 t (97,444 lb)
Loco weight43.4 t (95,681 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox type
 • Firegrate area
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 2.23 m2 (24.0 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 2.10 m2 (22.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8.5–10 kg/cm2 (0.834–0.981 MPa; 121–142 psi)
Heating surface
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 125 / 141 m2 (1,350 / 1,520 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 125 / 145 m2 (1,350 / 1,560 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size500 mm or 550 mm × 650 mm (19 11⁄16 in or 21 5⁄8 in × 25 9⁄16 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
NumbersNord: 4.001 – 4.075, 4.636 – 4.990
Nicknames180 unités
PreservedOne: Nord 4.853

Construction history

The locomotives were built in several batches by various manufacturers.[1] Starting with 1879 a Belpaire firebox was installed in the newly built machines,[2] and beginning with 1890 the locomotives were equipped with a cab.[3]

Date builtQty.Nord NumbersManufacturerSerial numberNotes
1866104.821 – 4.830Schneider - Le Creusot980–989[4][5]
1866104.831 – 4.840Schneider - Le Creusot1000–1009[4][5]
1867104.841 – 4.850Schneider - Le Creusot1027–1036[4][5]
1866244.851 – 4.874Société J. F. Cail & Cie1494–1517[4][6]
1872104.801 – 4.810Schneider - Le Creusot1500–1507, 1518–1519[4][5]
1870–1871104.811 – 4.820Schneider - Le Creusot1398–1405, 1419–1420[4][5]
187154.875 – 4.879Schneider - Le Creusot1421–1425[4][6]
1872204.880 – 4.899Schneider - Le Creusot1469–1478, 1480–1489[4][6]
1872–1873104.900 – 4.909Schneider - Le Creusot1520–1527, 1533–1534[4][6]
1872–187384.910 – 4.917John Cockerill & Cie800–807[6]
1873174.918 – 4.935Schneider - Le Creusot1535–1542, 1564–1573[4][7]
1872–1873154.936 – 4.950Claparède46–60[7]
1874204.951 – 4.970Schneider - Le Creusot1639–1658[4][8]
1879–1880204.971 – 4.990Schneider - Le Creusot1961–1966, 1971–1976, 1985–1992[9]
1881–1882204.636 – 4.655Société de Construction des Batignolles995–1014[10]
1881304.656 – 4.685Claparède & Cie.167–196[10]
1882304.686 – 4.715Fives-Lille2380–2409[11]
1881304.716 – 4.745Fives-Lille2350–2379[12]
1880154.746 – 4.760Fives-Lille2290–2304[13]
1880104.761 – 4.770Fives-Lille2318–2327[13]
1880204.771 – 4.790Schneider - Le Creusot2021–2030, 2033–2042[13]
1881104.791 – 4.800Schneider - Le Creusot2049–2058[13]
1881254.001 – 4.025Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf318–342[14]
1881204.026 – 4.045Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik2494–2513[14]
1890154.046 – 4.075Anciens Établissements Cail2322–2336[4][15]
1890154.046 – 4.075Société de Construction des Batignolles 1205–1219[16]

In 1921 the remaining machines were renumbered as follows:[1]

  • 4.001 – 4.075 became 4.601 – 4.674 (4.005 was written off in 1908)
  • 4.636 – 4.800 became 4.702 – 4.853
  • 4.801 – 4.850 became 4.856 – 4.878
  • 4.881 – 4.919 became 4.881 – 4.930
  • 4.954 – 4.990 became 4.931 – 4.954

References
  1. Vilain (1977), pp. 156–161, 178.
  2. Deghilage (1883), pp. 292–294, 302.
  3. Demoulin (1898), pp. 128–130.
  4. Vilain (1977), p. 156.
  5. Davies (1997), p. 110.
  6. Davies (1997), p. 111.
  7. Davies (1997), p. 112.
  8. Davies (1997), pp. 112–113.
  9. Deghilage (1883), pp. 292.
  10. Davies (1997), p. 107.
  11. Davies (1997), pp. 107–108.
  12. Davies (1997), pp. 108–109.
  13. Davies (1997), p. 109.
  14. Davies (1997), p. 99.
  15. Davies (1997), pp. 99–100.
  16. Davies (1997), p. 100.

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.
  • Deghilage (1883). "Note sur les locomotives construites pour les Chemins de fer français, De 1878 à 1881 - Troisième partie - Locomotives a adhérence totale a huit roues accouplées". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 6, 2e Semestre: 286–302. OCLC 6536095.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). 1. Baudry et Cie.


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