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PLM 241 B 1
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1929· Experimental high-pressure steam locomotive
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Längsschnitt Schmidt-Henschel-Kessel der PLM 241B1 mit Legende in Deutsch: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. PLM 241 B 1 - chaudière: Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 3. PLM 241 B 1 - Face arrière de la chaudière: Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 4. PLM 241 B 1 - partie haute pression de l'appareil évaporisation: Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 5. PLM 241 B 1 - schéma instrumentation pour les prises de températures et pressions: Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
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 97 years ago, in 1929.
- 16.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 6 years (1930–1936).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1929
- in service from
- 1930
- retired
- 1936
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
- length
- 16.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2815189, Wikipedia: PLM 241 B 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.