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SNCF 241
P 4-8-2 |
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Scheduled for Winter 2013
release.
This French 4-8-2
four cylinder compound locomotive
will represent the
most advanced
and highly detailed
European model
built by Aster Hobby
Co. Inc. of Japan.
Southern Steam Trains is now
taking reservations ! |
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Short History of the SNCF 241P
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In October of 1945, the French
National Railways SNCF ordered 35 four cylinder compound mountain type
(4-8-2) locomotives form Schneider locomotive works in Creusot. The
locomotives were to serve in express passenger service and had to pull a
750 ton train at 120 km/hr. sustained speed. Primary field of operation
was on the Paris - Lion , Paris - Dijon - Marseille, Paris - Chaumont -
Mulhouse and Paris - Lion - Mediterranee lines. Several locomotives were
equipped with different tenders to full-fill the demands of their assigned
territory. All of them featured mechanical coal stokers. Because of their
excellent performance record they remained in service long into
electrification of the railroad with the last locomotive retired in 1973.
Four examples survive today in preserved / operational condition. |
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Technical Specifications |
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Scale/Gauge |
1/32 |
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Weight |
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Length |
860 mm |
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Width |
92mm |
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Height |
133.5mm |
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Wheel Arrangement |
4-8-2 MOUNTAIN type |
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Driving Wheel |
cast iron, dia
61.6mm |
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Pilot and Trailer
Truck Wheel |
cast iron, pilot
wheel : dia 29mm/Trailer: 42.2mm |
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Tender Truck Wheel |
cast iron, dia 38mm |
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Axle Driven Pump |
Bore 3 mm × Ram
Stroke 18 mm |
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Cylinder |
HP：Bore
10mm × Stroke
18mm/ LP：Bore
13mm × Stroke
21mm |
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Valve Gear
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Walschaerts' valve
gear |
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Boiler Type |
Locomotive |
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Water Capacity |
380cc |
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Boiler Fittings |
whistle, two safety
valves, pressure gauge, regulator/blower valve, check valve, blow
down valve , superheater
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Lubricator
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Roscoe displacement
type |
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Tender |
Hand operation pump
（BORE 11
mm × STROKE 12 mm）
9V
Battery box
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Water Tank Capacity |
500ml |
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Fuel |
Coal or Alcohol |
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Fuel Capacity |
340ml |
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Minimum Radius |
2 meters |
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Lighting |
Battery powered LED headlights, tender lights,
drive train side
lights |
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Aster SNCF 241 P
coal
firing - August 2012
click here
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"An endurance test of SNCF 241P"
Kyoto, Japan - June 2012
click
here
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241 P 17 im Elsass
Prototype
click
here |
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