French PL241P
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The PLM 241 B 1 was a high-pressure steam locomotive built in 1929 for the PLM (Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
) using the Schmidt high-pressure system. It was a 4-cylinder compound design.
The manufacturer was Henschel & Sohn of Germany; it was most unusual for a French railway to buy German technology, there being somewhat less than total trust of Germany at the time. Schmidt and Henschel seem to have been the only sources of suitable technology.
Only one was built. The locomotive was scrapped in 1936.
Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée was a French railway company ....
) using the Schmidt high-pressure system. It was a 4-cylinder compound design.
The manufacturer was Henschel & Sohn of Germany; it was most unusual for a French railway to buy German technology, there being somewhat less than total trust of Germany at the time. Schmidt and Henschel seem to have been the only sources of suitable technology.
Only one was built. The locomotive was scrapped in 1936.
- Boiler: 3-stage boiler; high pressure circuit: 110 kp/cm² (10.8 MPa, 1,560 psi)' secondary circuit: 58 kp/cm²; low-pressure circuit: 13 kp/cm²
- Power: 2530 hpiHorsepowerHorsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
(1.89 MW) - Speed (attained) 110 km/h (66 mph)
External links
- Pictures of the PLM 241 B
- Loco Locomotives More information on the PLM 241 B high pressure steam locomotive, and other high pressure steam locomotives.