Ouest 2901 and 2902

what is it?

Ouest 2901 and 2902 were two Pacific (4-6-2) steam locomotive built for the Chemins de fer de l'Ouest. They were among the first of their type to be built in France, and with an output of almost 2,000 horsepower, they were the most powerful locomotives in the country at the time of delivery. The two prototypes were built in 1908 and were retired from service in 1928.

who runs it

base stats

• power 1.5 MWpower output
• weight 90.7 tin working order
• built 2made 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
• 🚗1.5 MW is about 17 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏12.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 20 years (1908–1928).

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

spec sheet

built

1908

in service from

1908

retired

1928

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Sotteville Works

designer

Robert Dubois, Maurice Demoulin

operators

Chemins de fer de l'Ouest, Chemins de fer de l'État

top speed

—

power

1.5 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

length

12.7 m

weight

90.7 t

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