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» Untitled (more..)
» Steam 4-8-2 (more..) |
» between Frick and Hornussen
» Frick, Switzerland (more..)
» August 05, 2016 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 241 A 65 (more..)
» Unknown |
» Georg Trüb (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Former french railway SNCF 4-8-2 "Mountain" express train steamlocomotive 241 A # 65 (former ETAT 241 001), a four cylinder compound (de Glehn design) built in 1931 by Fives/Lille for the "Chemin de fer de l'ETAT", is coal fired and has about 3500 HP, max. velocity was 110 km/h (today in Switzerland 100 km/h). Driving wheel diameter 1950 mm or 6.4 ft, weight in working order with tender 200 ton. The locomotive is operational for association "241 A 65" and based in Full/Argovie. It is storming up the Bözberg ramp (grade of 1.4 %) with a train to the Lyss steam days. |
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