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Paris-Orléans E 701 to 720
French State Railway 2D2 5100
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France | 1934
19 produced
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In 1934, the Paris-Orléans received three electric express locomotive prototypes with the numbers E 701, E 702 and E 704. The all had the wheel arrangement 2-D-2 or 2'Do2', but differences in detail. They had either four double motors or two triple motors. The special form of their noses led to the nickname “Pregnant Women”. In some details they were similar to the E 538 to E 545 (later later 2D2 5500), which had been introduce a little earlier.

In 1938 and 1939, a series of 16 locomotives with the numbers E 705 to E 720 followed. It didn't take long until the SNCF renumbered them 2D2 5104 to 5120. Their top speed soon had to be reduced from 130 to 110 km/h due to insufficient running characteristics. They were used on the line between Paris and Bordeaux. Later they also came to other lines and were used for trains other than expresses due to the introduction of newer locomotives. Their retirement occurred between 1967 and 1969.

General
Built1934, 1938-1939
Manufacturermechanical part: Batignolles-Châtillon, Scheider-Westinghouse, electrical part: MTE
Wheel arr.2-D-2 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length58 ft 4 in
Service weight286,601 lbs
Adhesive weight176,370 lbs
Boiler
Power Plant
Power
Power sourceelectric - DC
Electric system1,500 V
Hourly power5,049 hp (3,765 kW)
Continuous power4,258 hp (3,175 kW)
Top speed81 mph
Calculated Values
electric locomotive
express
Buchli drive
last changed: 05/2024
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