Nord 3.401 to 3.512
| Nord 3.401 to 3.512 | |
|---|---|
Chemins de Fer du Nord | |
| Numbers | Nord: 3.401 – 3.512 |
| Preserved | One: Nord 3.486 |
Nord 3.401 à 3.512 were
Construction history
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
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| 3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) | 3.437–3.452 | 1884 | 16 | SACM / Mulhouse No. 3601-3616
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| 3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) | 3.453–3.467 | 1885–1886 | 15 | Nord / La Chapelle
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| 3.401–3.472 (1883–1886) | 3.468–3.472 | 1886 | 5 | Nord / Hellemmes
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| 3.473–3.512 (1890–1891) | 3.473–3.492 | 1890 | 20 | SACM / Belfort No. 4217-4236
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| 3.473–3.512 (1890–1891) | 3.493–3.512 | 1890 | 20 | Schneider-Creusot No. 2468-2487 |
Service history
The locomotives were used to operate many of the
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
Bibliography
- Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1977). Dix décennies de locomotives sur le réseau du Nord : 1845-1948 (in French). Editions Picador. ISBN 2-902653-01-8.
- Hilscher, V. (February 1932). "Führer und Maschine des Waffenstillstandzuges". Die Lokomotive (in German). Vol. XXIX, no. 2. Oskar Fischer. pp. 35–38.
External links
- ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. Nord 3.478 (SACM no. 4222, 1890), viewer
- ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. Nord 3.408, viewer
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