Nord 2.311 to 2.380

Class of French 4-4-0T locomotive
Numbers
  • Nord: 2.311 – 2.380
  • SNCF: 220 TA 1 – 19
NicknamesRavachol
Drawing of the locomotive

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.

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
Year Quantity Manufacturer Serial number Nord number
1892 11 SACM-Belfort 4290–4300 2.311–2.321
1893 19 SACM-Belfort 4401–4419 2.322–2.340
1893 5 Société Franco-Belge 957–961 2.341–2.345
1893 10 Fives-Lille 2916–2925 2.346–2.354
1894 5 Fives-Lille 2926–2930 2.355–2.360
1895 20 Schneider et Cie 2580–2599 2.361–2.380

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). 16, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 3–8. OCLC 6536095.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). Vol. 1. Baudry et Cie.
  • ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. Nord 2.342, viewer
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