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French State Railway 232 R

232 R on an old postcard

In the 1930s, the Nord was planning a new express locomotive that, due to its size, should achieve lower operating costs with longer trains and should also ideally be suitable for the speed range between 160 and 200 k...

French State Railway 232 RRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1940
Manufacturers SACM
Wheel arrangement 2C2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 25615 mm
Service mass 124200 kg
Top speed 140 km/h
Power
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General

Property French State Railway 232 R
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Built 1940
Manufacturers SACM
Wheel arrangement 4-6-4 (Hudson)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property French State Railway 232 R
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Length 25.62 m
Wheelbase 11.99 m
Total wheelbase 22.59 m
Service mass 124.2 t
Adhesion mass 69 t
Total mass 208.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.39 m
Axle load 23 t
Water capacity 36,000 l
Fuel capacity 11.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 5.18 m²
Firebox surface 25 m²
Tube heating surface 195 m²
Evaporative heating surface 220 m²
Superheater surface 68.96 m²
Total heating surface 289.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 2,000 mm
Boiler pressure 20 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 540 x 700 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,500 kW (3,399 PS)
Top speed 140 km/h
Starting effort 260.3 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 2.60
Optimal speed 60 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 20.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 482.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 995.91
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.80
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 18.81
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.78
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.80
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.19
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