Express Passenger Locomotive (France)

Class 241 A No. 65 (4-8-2)

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total weight in service order engine & tender

200.0 metric tons
coal 9.0 metric tons
water 35.0 m³/ 7,692 imp. gal.
boiler pressure 18,0 bar / 261 psi
normal steaming capacity 18,000 kgs/hr / 39,648 lbs/hr
normal indicated HP 3,500
cylinder bore 2 HP 2 LP 425/660 mm / 16 3/4 /26 in
cylinder stroke 720 mm / 28 3/8 in
driving wheel diam. 1,950 mm / 6 ft 4 3/4 in
normal max. speed 120 kph / 75 mph
introduced / rebuilt 1931

This locomotive is capable of hauling express passenger trains of 855 tons at 70 kph (45 mph) on a gradient of 1 in 200.

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