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Est 441 to 485 Type and origin Power type Steam Designer M. Regray Builder SACM-Graffenstaden (25) SACM-Belfort (20) Build date 1885 Total produced 45
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-4-2 • UIC B1 n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Driver dia. 1,840 mm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) (other sources: 1,820 or 1,850 mm (5 ft 11+ 5 ⁄8 in or 6 ft 7 ⁄8 in))Trailing dia. 1,220 mm (4 ft 0 in) Length 8.595 m (28 ft 2.4 in) Adhesive weight 27.8 t (61,300 lb) Loco weight 37.2 or 39.7 t (82,000 or 87,500 lb) Tender weight 24.0 or 27.0 t (52,900 or 59,500 lb) Fuel capacity 5.0 t (11,000 lb) Water cap. 7.0 or 10.0 m3 (1,540 or 2,200 imp gal; 1,850 or 2,640 US gal) Firebox: • Type Crampton • Grate area 1.71 m2 (18.4 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 kg/cm2 (0.981 MPa; 142 psi) Heating surface 103.2 m2 (1,111 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 430 mm × 610 mm (16+ 15 ⁄16 in × 24 in)Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Maximum speed 90 km/h (56 mph) Power output 620 CV (456 kW; 612 hp) Tractive effort 6 t (13,200 lb)
Career Operators Power class Est series 3 (later 4) Numbers Est: 441 – 485 SNCF: 021 A 446, 452, 472, 474, 478 Retired 1926–1945
Est 441 to 485 was a class of 45 French 0-4-2 locomotives for mixed service, built in 1885 for the Chemins de fer de l'Est .
They were the final development of the 0-4-2 locomotive in France.
Construction history
The locomotives were built by
Belfort.
Year
Est no.
SACM factory
SACM
serial nos.
SNCF no.
1885
441–465
Graffenstaden
3536–3560
021 A 446, 452
1885
466–485
Belfort
3756–3775
021 A 472, 474, 478
References
Bibliography
Davies, John (July 2001). Chemins de fer de l’Est Locomotive List 1839–1938 (Third ed.). Woodbridge, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. .
Gillot, Jean (1976). Les Locomotives a Vapeur de la S.N.C.F. Région Est (in French). Editions Picador.
Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1980). L'Évolution des locomotives à vapeur de la compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est 1853-1938 (in French). éditions Pygmalion. .
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