Nord 2.231 to 2.305

Nord 2.231 to 2.305
SNCF 2-222.TA

Nord 2.290 from the second order

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Gaston du Bousquet
Builder	La Chapelle Works Hellemmes Works
Build date	1901–1906
Total produced	75

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-4-4T
• UIC	2′B2′ n2t
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	900 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	1,664 mm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Trailing dia.	900 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Length	10.884 m (35 ft 8+1⁄2 in) over buffers
Adhesive weight	32.30 tonnes (31.79 long tons; 35.60 short tons)
Loco weight	62.99–63.50 tonnes (62.00–62.50 long tons; 69.43–70.00 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3.0–3.5 tonnes (3.0–3.4 long tons; 3.3–3.9 short tons)
Water cap.	6,500–7,000 litres (1,400–1,500 imp gal; 1,700–1,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	1.91 m² (20.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	12 kg/cm² (1,180 kPa; 171 psi)
Heating surface	120.2 m² (1,294 sq ft)
Superheater	(none)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	430 mm × 600 mm (16+15⁄16 in × 23+5⁄8 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Slide valves

Performance figures
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Tractive effort	66 kN (15,000 lbf)

Career
Operators	Chemins de Fer du Nord SNCF
Numbers	Nord: 2.231 – 2.305 SNCF 2-222.TA.1 – 2-222.TA.75
Disposition	All scrapped

Nord 2.231 à 2.305 were suburban 4-4-4T locomotives of the Chemins de Fer du Nord.^[1] They were nicknamed "Revolver" due to the appearance of the high-pitched small diameter boilers next to the low water tanks and cabs,

At nationalisation on 1 January 1938, they all passed to the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), who renumbered them 2-222.TA.1 to 2-222.TA.75.

Construction history

The locomotives were built in three batches at the Nord's two workshops at La Chapelle, Paris and Hellemmes, Lille.

Batch	Years	Nord No.	SNCF No.	Water	Coal	Weight
1	1901–1902	2.251 – 2.280	2-222.TA.21 – 2.222.TA.50	6500 L	3.0 t	62.9 t
2	1902–1904	2.281 – 2.305	2-222.TA.51 – 2.222.TA.75	7000 L	3.5 t	62.9 t
3	1905–1906	2.250 – 2.231	2-222.TA.20 – 2.222.TA.1	7000 L	3.5 t	63.5 t

Models

The "Revolvers" have been reproduced in HO scale by the British firm DJH Model Loco as a kit with an etched brass chassis and white metal superstructure.^[2]

Notes et references

^ Morizot, A. (February 1907). "Locomotive de grande banlieue, a deux bogies". Portefeuille économique des machines, de l'outillage et du matériel. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "E155 - 222TA 1-75 'Revolver' SNCF/NORD". DJH Model Loco. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.

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