Est Class 11s Nos. 3501 to 3890

Est Class 11s Nos. 3501 to 3890
SNCF 1-230.B.501 to 790

Est no. 3599. Photo by Pol Gillet

Number(s)

Est 3501 to 3890;

SNCF 1-230.B.501 to 890

Technical specifications

Type

Ten Wheeler

Designer(s)

Louis Salomon

Manufacturer(s)

Maffei;
Schneider;
Épernay Workshops;
SACM at Belfort;
Société Franco-Belge;
Henschel & Sohn;
Hartmann;
Batignolles-Châtillon;
Fives Lille;
Blanc Misseron.

Build date

(1900-1912)

Total produced

390

Classification

Whyte: 4-6-0
French classification: 230
Swiss classification: 3/5
UIC: 2C

Model

Est Class 11 Nos. 3401 t 3500

Wheel arrangement

ooOOO

Axles

5

Dia. of Drivers

1.75m (5.74ft)

Weight

Before modification:

Unladen: 59t (58 UK t; 65 US t);
In working order: 65t (63.9 UK t; 71.5 US t);
Adhering weight: 47t (46.2 UK t; 51.8 US t);

After modification:

Unladen: 60 to 65t (59 to 63.9 UK t; 66.1 to 71.6 US t);
In working order: 66 to 72t (64.9 to 70.8 UK t; 72.7 to 78 US t);
Adhering weight: 47 to 51t (46.2 to 50.1 UK t; 51.8 to 56.2 US t).

Rail gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Valve gear type

Walscharts

Motion

Inside and Outside

Cylinders

Coumpound 4 cylinders: 2 LP and 2 HP

Boiler pressure

16 bars (232.06 psi)

Superheater

Nos. 3501 to 3790 (after modifications): 30.7 to 38.5m² (323 to 409ft²);
Nos. 3791 to 3890: 33.7 to 35.9m² (335.2 to 376.7ft²)

Firegrate area

2.56m² (27.5ft²)

Fuel type

Coal

Heating area

Before modification of Nos. 3501 to 3790: 166m² (1,356ft²)
After modification of Nos. 3501 to 3790: 128 to 131m² (1,377 to 1,410ft²);
Nos. 3791 to 3890: 131 to 139m² (1,410 to 1,496ft²)

Performance figures

Maximum speed

110Km/h (68.3 mph)

Service information

Entered service

(1901-1912)

Operator(s)

Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est (1901-1938);
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) (1938-1967)

Disposition details

Number scrapped

Every locomotives

The Est class 11s Nos. 3501 to 3890 (future SNCF 1-230.B.501 to 890), is a class of 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler mixed-traffic stem locomotive, designed by the chief mechanical engineer of the Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est, Mr Louis Salomon. It was the most numerous French 4-6-0 class.

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History[]

Est Class 11s Nos. 3501 to 3890[]

SNCF 1-230.B.501 to 890[]

Gallery[]

Cinema and Culture[]

Locomotive No. 3610 , which was then the newest of the series in service, participated in the 1905 World's Fair in Liège .
The 1-230 B and the cinema: the 1-230 B were the stars of the film The Train shot by John Frankenheimer in 1964 and in particular the 1-230 B 517 driven by Michel Simon .

Sources[]

GILLOT, Jean, Les locomotives à vapeur de la S.N.C.F. région Est, Éditions Picador, Levallois-Perret, 1976.