141 C Ouest
Encyclopedia
The 141 C, was a 2-8-2
steam locomotive
of the Chemins de Fer de l'État.
in 1938 and ended their career in the West of France at the end of the 1960s. One example 141 C 100 is preserved in working order.
. Due to the need of a simple to operate and solid locomotive, the Chemins de Fer de l'État even went to choose the pressure of the firebox (or timbre in French). The pressure was 12 kp/cm² or 12 hectopièze
s (old units of measurement, 1.2 MPa in modern units), this enabled to machine to develop an output of 1540 hp at 60 km/h and 830 hp at 100 km/h. It increased the timbre in 1932 to 14 kp/m² to obtain a power of 1700 hp at 60 km/h and 1160 hp at 100 km/h.
141 C 50 was rebuilt at Sotteville
(Rouen
) in 1928. This depot
was built by the British and was the largest of the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest (part of the État from 1908). There it received new Renaud type valves, saving 9.8 % coal. It also received a Kylchap exhaust.
2-8-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
of the Chemins de Fer de l'État.
Overview
The series of 250 engines, numbered 141-001 to 141-250 were built in 1921. They were renumbered 141 C 001 to 141 C 250 by the SNCFSNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
in 1938 and ended their career in the West of France at the end of the 1960s. One example 141 C 100 is preserved in working order.
Design
The engines were capable of a speed of up 100 km/h. Their light weight per axle made them capable of hauling both passenger and goods trains on most of the Chemins de Fer de l'État’s network and of the former Chemins de Fer de l'OuestChemins de Fer de l'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest , often referred to simply as L'Ouest or Ouest, was an early French railway company.- Birth of the company :...
. Due to the need of a simple to operate and solid locomotive, the Chemins de Fer de l'État even went to choose the pressure of the firebox (or timbre in French). The pressure was 12 kp/cm² or 12 hectopièze
Pièze
The pièze is the unit of pressure in the metre-tonne-second system of units , used, e.g., in the former Soviet Union 1933-1955. It is defined as one sthène per square metre. The symbol is pz....
s (old units of measurement, 1.2 MPa in modern units), this enabled to machine to develop an output of 1540 hp at 60 km/h and 830 hp at 100 km/h. It increased the timbre in 1932 to 14 kp/m² to obtain a power of 1700 hp at 60 km/h and 1160 hp at 100 km/h.
141 C 50 was rebuilt at Sotteville
Sotteville
Sotteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
(Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
) in 1928. This depot
Engine shed
Engine shed may refer to:* Engine shed, also called a motive power depot or roundhouse, a structure used for the maintenance of railway locomotives.* Engine Shed , a music and entertainment venue on the University of Lincoln's campus....
was built by the British and was the largest of the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest (part of the État from 1908). There it received new Renaud type valves, saving 9.8 % coal. It also received a Kylchap exhaust.