Nord 3.1201 to 3.1290

what is it?

Nord 3.1201 to 3.1290 was a class of 90 Pacific (4-6-2) type steam locomotive of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. They served in the north of France and Belgium. The first batch were built in 1923, and last remaining were retired from service in the 1960s.

who runs it

CDChemins de fer du NordSociété nationale des chemins de fer français

base stats

• power 2.1 MWpower output
• built 90made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 103 years ago, in 1923.
• 🚗2.1 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1923–1931

number built

90

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Alstom Crespin, Blanc-Misseron, Société française de constructions mécaniques

operators

Chemins de fer du Nord, Société nationale des chemins de fer français

top speed

—

power

2.1 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.