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.
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History
editThe 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.
Year | Quantity | Manufacturer | Serial number | Nord number |
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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
edit- ^ Vilain (1977), pp. 201–202, 230.
- ^ Demoulin (1898), pp. 144–145.
- ^ Pulin (1893), p. 3.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
External links
edit- ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. Nord 2.342, viewer