Est 141.701 to 141.742

what is it?

Est 141.701 to 141.742 were a class of 42 suburban Mikado (2-8-2T) tank locomotives of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est. The Est placed then in power class (série) 12s. At nationalisation in 1938, they passed to the SNCF who renumbered them 1-141.TC.701 to 1–141.TC.742.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisCDChemins de fer de l'Est

base stats

• weight 108 tin working order
• built 42made 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 96 years ago, in 1930.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 30 years (1930–1960).

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

spec sheet

built

1930–1933

in service from

1930

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

42

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Épernay Works, Société française de constructions mécaniques

operators

Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Chemins de fer de l'Est

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2T

weight

108 t

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