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Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2

These two locomotives were four-cylinder compound express locomotives with a 2-4-2 wheel arrangement. They were directly based on the two-cylinder series 111 to 400 for comparison and had their high-pressure cylinders...

General

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Built 1887
Manufacturers Paris
Wheel arrangement 2-4-2 (Columbia)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Length 17.01 m
Length loco 9.87 m
Wheelbase 5.86 m
Rigid wheelbase 2.16 m
Total wheelbase 12.55 m
Empty weight 49.6 t
Service weight 53.8 t
Adhesive weight 29.6 t
Axle load 14.8 t
Total weight 90.3 t
Water capacity 16,100 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Grate area 2.43 m²
Firebox surface 11.49 m²
Tube heating surface 108.16 m²
Evaporative heating surface 119.65 m²
Total heating surface 119.7 m²

Power plant

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Driver diameter 2,000 mm
Boiler pressure 15 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 310 x 620 mm and LP: 500 x 620 mm

Power

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Power source steam
Estimated power 550 kW (748 PS)
Starting effort 54.9 kN
Starting effort simple 65.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée C1 and C2Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.41
Optimal speed 61 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 10.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 177.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,215.85
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.82
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.49
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 49.24
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.41
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