Ceinture 5001 to 5012

what is it?

Ceinture 5001 to 5012 were a class of 2-10-2T tank locomotives of the Syndicat d'Exploitation des Chemins de fer de Ceinture de Paris. They were used for hauling freight trains on the Grande Ceinture line in Paris, and later the Région Nord. The locomotives were designed jointly by the firm of Corpet-Louvet and Henschel & Sohn, and were based on the Prussian T 20.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisCDChemins de fer du NordSDSyndicat d'Exploitation des chemins de fer de Ceinture de Paris

base stats

• weight 90.7 tin working order
• built 12made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 37 years (1928–1965).

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

spec sheet

built

1928–1930

in service from

1928

retired

1965

status

retired

number built

12

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Corpet-Louvet

designer

Henschel & Sohn and Corpet-Louvet

operators

Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Chemins de fer du Nord, Syndicat d'Exploitation des chemins de fer de Ceinture de Paris

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-10-2T

length

15.5 m

weight

90.7 t

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