Est 0.189 to 0.200 were 0-6-0 locomotives for freight traffic of the Chemins de fer de l'Est. They were put in service in 1857 and were retired until 1928.[1]

Est 0.189 to 0.200
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1857
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1.34 m (4 ft 4+34 in)
Wheelbase3.40 m (11 ft 1+34 in)
Length7.69 m (25 ft 3 in)
Loco weight27.9–28.5 t (61,500–62,800 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • TypeCrampton
 • Grate area1.15 m2 (12.4 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8–9 kg/cm2 (0.785–0.883 MPa; 114–128 psi)
Heating surface98 m2 (1,050 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size420 mm × 610 mm (16+916 in × 24 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de fer de l'Est
NumbersEst: 0.189 – 0.200
NicknamesMammouth

Construction history

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The machines were of similar design as the Est 0.33–0.120 and were built in the workshops of the Chemins de fer de l'Est at Épernay[1] in 1855–1856.[2] They mainly differed in the wheel diameter, which was reduced to 1.34 m (4 ft 4+34 in).[2] The locomotives had a Crampton firebox and boiler with a boiler pressure of 8 kg/cm2 (0.785 MPa; 114 psi). Beginning with August 1881 the machines received a new boiler with an increased pressure of 9 kg/cm2 (0.883 MPa; 128 psi), tractive effort increased from 3,861 kg (8,510 lb) to 4,698 kg (10,400 lb), while the weight increased from 27.9 t (61,500 lb) to 28.5 t (62,800 lb).[1]

The machines were coupled with two-axle tenders, containing 6 m3 (212 cu ft) of water and 2.5 t (5,510 lb) of coal, and weighing 22 t (48,500 lb).[3]

The locomotives were given the following names:[4]

  • 0.189: Villette
  • 0.190: Voulzie
  • 0.191: Armance
  • 0.192: Mortagne
  • 0.193: Superbe
  • 0.194: Luzine
  • 0.195: Furieuse
  • 0.196: Vallière
  • 0.197: Cuisance
  • 0.198: Savoureuse
  • 0.199: Orne
  • 0.200: Ognon

Service history

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The locomotives were used for freight trains, similar to the Est 0.63–0.120 for mixed service.[3] In 1875 the machines were listed at the depots Châlons, Bar-le-Duc, Troyes, Chaumont, Nancy, Epinal, Vesoul and Belfort and were used to run freight trains from Paris to Nancy and to Belfort, from Nancy to Belfort and on branch lines.[3] Later the machines were used on secondary lines and shunting. The last locomotive in service, the Est 0.198, was removed from service in 1928.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vilain (1980), pp. 140, 167.
  2. ^ a b Demoulin (1898), p. 110.
  3. ^ a b c d Vilain (1980), pp. 140.
  4. ^ Vilain (1980), p. 279.

Bibliography

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  • Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1980). L'Évolution des locomotives à vapeur de la compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est 1853-1938 (in French). éditions Pygmalion. ISBN 2-85704-081-4.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). Vol. 1. Baudry et Cie.