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French Eastern Railway series 11 and 11S No. 3103 to 3280

French State Railway 1-230 J and K

France 1906 178 produced
Die Lokomotive, December 1914

As a replacement for four-coupled express locomotives, the Est procured a total of 178 locomotives with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement from 1906 onwards. This wheel arrangement was chosen because it had already proven itself in the passenger locomotives built between 1897 and 1902 with numbers 3401 to 3500. The diameter of the driving wheels was increased from 1,750 to 2,090 mm and the four-cylinder compound engine was retained. The bogie, which had lateral play of 53 mm, was also equipped with brakes. After the 3101 and 3102 prototypes, the production locomotives were made more powerful, making them Est power class 11 instead of 9. Production took place in eight batches at Épernay, Maffei and SACM between 1906 and 1913 and a ninth batch at Batignolles-Châtillon between 1925 and 1927.

The locomotives of the first series did not initially have superheaters, but were retrofitted with superheaters from different manufacturers between 1912 and 1914. Later locomotives already had superheaders ex works. The superheaters were subsequently standardized to simplify maintenance. Various approaches have been tried to increase the power or reduce consumption of individual locomotives. An additional steam dryer was installed between the high and low pressure cylinders on seven locomotives and one received a boiler pressure of 20 bars, but was later operated again at 16 bars due to the more difficult maintenance. Others received differently shaped smokebox doors or paneling over the steam domes. 

A comprehensive modernization took place between 1932 and 1946, which, in addition to the revision of the steam lines, also included a boiler pressure of 18 bars and other improvements. From 1938 the 28 locomotives that were not rebuilt became the 1-230 J and the rebuilt ones became the 1-230 K. While the first withdrawals began in 1950, twelve were further modernized, converted to oil firing and provided with a streamlined fairing for the special rubber-tyred Drapeaux express trains. In this role they were later replaced by Pacific locomotives.

No. 3175 on an old post card Pol Gillet / CC BY-SA 3.0

Technical data

General

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Built 1906-1913, 1915-1927
Manufacturers Épernay, Maffei, SACM, Batignolles-Châtillon Épernay, Maffei, SACM, Bâtignolles-Châtillon
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Length 19.42 m 22.03 m
Length loco 11.79 m
Wheelbase 8.89 m
Total wheelbase 16.05 m
Empty mass 70.3 t 71.5 t 72.7 t
Service mass 76.5 t 77.5 t 78.6 t
Adhesion mass 53.2 t 54 t 54.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.95 m
Axle load 17.3 t 18 t 18.3 t
Water capacity 22,000 l 26,600 l 35,000 l
Fuel capacity 8 t (coal) 7 t (coal)

Boiler

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Grate area 3.16 m² 3.14 m²
Firebox surface 16.22 m²
Tube heating surface 218.69 m² 142.34 m²
Evaporative heating surface 234.91 m² 158.56 m²
Total heating surface 234.9 m² 206.1 m²
Superheater surface 47.5 m²

Power plant

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Driver diameter 2,090 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 360 x 680 mm and LP: 590 x 680 mm four, HP: 390 x 680 mm and LP: 590 x 680 mm four, HP: 405 x 680 mm and LP: 590 x 680 mm

Power

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Power source steam
Estimated power 850 kW (1,156 PS) 1,100 kW (1,496 PS)
Top speed 120 km/h
Starting effort 83.6 kN 93.7 kN 98.7 kN
Starting effort simple 100.3 kN 112.4 kN 118.4 kN

Calculated values

Property 3103-3148 3149-3230 3231-3280 3231-3280 with long range tender
Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.24 1 : 5.66 1 : 5.44
Optimal speed 63 km/h 56 km/h 68 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.1 kW/t 11.0 kW/t 14.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 316.0 m² 334.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,026.36 1 : 1,102.42 1 : 1,079.04
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.44
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 7.43 1 : 8.33 1 : 10.00
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.34 1 : 65.62
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.48 1 : 8.78
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.34
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