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French State Railway 141 P

The 141 P was designed shortly after the founding of the SNCF as a powerful, fast mixed-traffic locomotive that was desperately needed. It was based on the PLM Mikados No. 1 to 680, but had been considerably reworked ...

General

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Built 1942-1952
Manufacturers Homécourt, Schneider, Franco-Belge, Blanc-Missero, Batignolles-Châtillon, Fives-Lille, SACM
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Length 23.72 m
Length loco 13.78 m
Empty weight 95.9 t
Service weight 111.7 t
Adhesive weight 75.6 t
Axle load 18.9 t
Total weight 196.5 t
Water capacity 34,000 l
Fuel capacity 12 t (coal)

Boiler

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Grate area 4.28 m²
Firebox surface 15.71 m²
Tube heating surface 186.8 m²
Evaporative heating surface 202.51 m²
Superheater surface 97.03 m²
Total heating surface 299.5 m²

Power plant

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Driver diameter 1,650 mm
Boiler pressure 20 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 410 x 700 mm and LP: 640 x 700 mm

Power

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Power source steam
Indicated power 2,868 kW (3,899 PS)
Top speed 105 km/h
Starting effort 171.9 kN
Starting effort simple 206.3 kN

Calculated values

Property French State Railway 141 PRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.31
Optimal speed 101 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 25.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 475.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 862.99
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.48
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.99
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 69.99
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.89
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.09
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