Ceinture 4001 to 4005

what is it?

Ceinture 4001 to 4005, was a class of five 4-8-0T tank locomotives designed by the Chemins de fer de l'Ouest for the Syndicat d'Exploitation des Chemins de fer de Ceinture de Paris. They were built by Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM) at their Belfort Works in 1904 In 1934 they passed to the Chemins de fer du Nord, who renumbered them Nord 4.001 to 4.005. In 1938 at the formation of the SNCF, they became 240.TA.1 to 240.TA.5.

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 81.2 tin working order
• built 5made 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 122 years ago, in 1904.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 44 years (1904–1948).

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

spec sheet

built

1904

in service from

1904

retired

1948

status

retired

number built

5

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques

designer

CF de l'Est

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

4-8-0T

weight

81.2 t

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