#1909
État 141-001 to 141-250
🇫🇷 France ·built by Schneider et Cie· from 1921· Simpe 2-8-2 locomotives of the Chemins der fer de l'État
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-a: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Etat 141E181 1969: 8474tim· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-b: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-c: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-d: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-e: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. 141-C-100 Trains a Vapeur de Touraine-f: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
État 141-001 to 141-250 was a series of 2-8-2 steam locomotives of the Chemins de Fer de l'État.
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 105 years ago, in 1921.
- 1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 52 years (1920–1972).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1921–1923
- in service from
- 1920
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 250
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Schneider et Cie, Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
- operators
- Chemins de fer de l'État, Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- length
- 13 m
- weight
- 87 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2807721, Wikipedia: État 141-001 to 141-250 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.