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French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865

3.814 on an old post card

The Nord series 3.801 to 3.965 was a 4-6-4T tank locomotive for suburban service around Paris designed by Gaston Du Bousquet. It was a more powerful replacement for the 4-4-4T series 2.231. Although Du Bousquet was a ...

French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865Remove
Variant
3.836-3.865
Built 1909-1911, 1914
Manufacturers SFCM;Hellemmes
Wheel arrangement 2C2 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 13540 mm
Service mass 86585 kg
Top speed 105 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Built 1909-1911, 1914
Manufacturers SFCM, Hellemmes
Wheel arrangement 4-6-4T (Hudson)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Length 13.54 m
Wheelbase 11.00 m
Service mass 86.6 t
Adhesion mass 48.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.80 m
Axle load 16.1 t
Water capacity 9,000 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Grate area 2.2 m²
Firebox surface 9.95 m²
Tube heating surface 152.08 m²
Evaporative heating surface 162.03 m²
Superheater surface 30.66 m²
Total heating surface 192.7 m²

Power plant

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Driver diameter 1,664 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 560 x 600 mm

Power

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Power source steam
Estimated power 700 kW (952 PS)
Top speed 105 km/h
Starting effort 115.3 kN

Calculated values

Property French Northern Railway No. 3.801 to 3.865
3.836-3.865
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.11
Optimal speed 37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 273.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,082.24
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.79
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.50
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 87.59
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 15.28
Total/Superheater 1 : 5.28
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