Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990

Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990, also called 180 unités, were 0-8-0 locomotives for freight traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord.[1]

Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1866–1891
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-8-0
  UICD n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3+18 in)
Wheelbase4.25 m (13 ft 11+14 in)
Length8.115 m (26 ft 7+12 in)
Adhesive weight44.2 t (97,444 lb)
Loco weight43.4 t (95,681 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
  Type
  Grate area
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 2.23 m2 (24.0 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 2.10 m2 (22.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8.5–10 kg/cm2 (0.834–0.981 MPa; 121–142 psi)
Heating surface
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 125/141 m2 (1,350/1,520 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 125/145 m2 (1,350/1,560 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size500 mm or 550 mm × 650 mm (19+1116 in or 21+58 in × 25+916 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
NumbersNord: 4.001 – 4.075, 4.636 – 4.990
Nicknames180 unités
PreservedOne: Nord 4.853

Construction history

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The locomotives were built in several batches by various manufacturers.[1] Starting with 1879 a Belpaire firebox was installed in the newly built machines,[2] and beginning with 1890 the locomotives were equipped with a cab.[3]

Date builtQty.Nord NumbersManufacturerSerial numberNotes
1866104.821 – 4.830Schneider - Le Creusot980–989[4][5]
1866104.831 – 4.840Schneider - Le Creusot1000–1009[4][5]
1867104.841 – 4.850Schneider - Le Creusot1027–1036[4][5]
1866244.851 – 4.874Société J. F. Cail & Cie1494–1517[4][6]
1872104.801 – 4.810Schneider - Le Creusot1500–1507, 1518–1519[4][5]
1870–1871104.811 – 4.820Schneider - Le Creusot1398–1405, 1419–1420[4][5]
187154.875 – 4.879Schneider - Le Creusot1421–1425[4][6]
1872204.880 – 4.899Schneider - Le Creusot1469–1478, 1480–1489[4][6]
1872–1873104.900 – 4.909Schneider - Le Creusot1520–1527, 1533–1534[4][6]
1872–187384.910 – 4.917John Cockerill & Cie800–807[6]
1873174.918 – 4.935Schneider - Le Creusot1535–1542, 1564–1573[4][7]
1872–1873154.936 – 4.950Claparède46–60[7]
1874204.951 – 4.970Schneider - Le Creusot1639–1658[4][8]
1879–1880204.971 – 4.990Schneider - Le Creusot1961–1966, 1971–1976, 1985–1992[9]
1881–1882204.636 – 4.655Société de Construction des Batignolles995–1014[10]
1881304.656 – 4.685Claparède & Cie.167–196[10]
1882304.686 – 4.715Fives-Lille2380–2409[11]
1881304.716 – 4.745Fives-Lille2350–2379[12]
1880154.746 – 4.760Fives-Lille2290–2304[13]
1880104.761 – 4.770Fives-Lille2318–2327[13]
1880204.771 – 4.790Schneider - Le Creusot2021–2030, 2033–2042[13]
1881104.791 – 4.800Schneider - Le Creusot2049–2058[13]
1881254.001 – 4.025Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf318–342[14]
1881204.026 – 4.045Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik2494–2513[14]
1890154.046 – 4.075Anciens Établissements Cail2312–2336[4][15]
1890154.046 – 4.075Société de Construction des Batignolles 1205–1219[16]

In 1921 the remaining machines were renumbered as follows:[1]

  • 4.001 – 4.075 became 4.601 – 4.674 (4.005 was written off in 1908)
  • 4.636 – 4.800 became 4.702 – 4.853
  • 4.801 – 4.850 became 4.856 – 4.878
  • 4.881 – 4.919 became 4.881 – 4.930
  • 4.954 – 4.990 became 4.931 – 4.954

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Vilain (1977), pp. 156–161, 178.
  2. Deghilage (1883), pp. 292–294, 302.
  3. Demoulin (1898), pp. 128–130.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Vilain (1977), p. 156.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Davies (1997), p. 110.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Davies (1997), p. 111.
  7. 1 2 Davies (1997), p. 112.
  8. Davies (1997), pp. 112–113.
  9. Deghilage (1883), pp. 292.
  10. 1 2 Davies (1997), p. 107.
  11. Davies (1997), pp. 107–108.
  12. Davies (1997), pp. 108–109.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Davies (1997), p. 109.
  14. 1 2 Davies (1997), p. 99.
  15. Davies (1997), pp. 99–100.
  16. Davies (1997), p. 100.

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