140 C Etat

État 140-101 to 140-370 SNCF 140.CK
140.C.231 at Nogent-sur-Seine station, 24 May 1987
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder SACM (20) Schneider et Cie. (25) Fives-Lille (25) Nasmyth, Wilson and Company (20) North British Locomotive Co. (215) Vulcan Foundry (35) Build date 1913–1920
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0  • UIC 1′D h2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Leading dia. 0.860 m (2 ft 9.9 in) Driver dia. 1.440 m (4 ft 8.7 in) Length 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in) Adhesive weight 64.5–67.9 tonnes (63.5–66.8 long tons; 71.1–74.8 short tons) Loco weight 73.2–77.4 tonnes (72.0–76.2 long tons; 80.7–85.3 short tons) Tender weight 45–49.5 tonnes (44.3–48.7 long tons; 49.6–54.6 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 5 tonnes (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons) Water cap 18,000 litres (4,000 imp gal; 4,800 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 3.16 m2 (34.0 sq ft) Boiler pressure 1.2–1.4 MPa (170–200 lbf/in2) Heating surface 172.46 m2 (1,856.3 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Type Schmidt or Robinson  • Heating area 49.0 m2 (527 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 590 mm × 640 mm (23.23 in × 25.20 in)
Performance figures Power output 900 kW (1,210 hp) Tractive effort 157.8–184.1 kN (35,470–41,390 lbf)
Career Operators Chemin de fer de l'État → SNCF Class SNCF: 3-140.C Number in class 340 Numbers 140-001 to 070 and 140-101 to 370

État 140-101 to 140-370 is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive of the Chemin de fer de l'État, and subsequently the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).

The engines had an output of 900 kW (1,210 hp) and capable of a speed of up 70 km/h (43 mph). Their light weight per axle made them capable of hauling both passenger and goods trains on most of the État's network.

The engines' performances were honorable, and could haul 1000 ton trains at 50 km/h (31 mph) on the level, 550 ton trains at the same speed on gradients of 10‰ (1 in 100) and 260 ton trains on gradients of 20‰ (1 in 50).

The 340 locomotives were ordered in three series. The first series, 70 locomotives, numbered 140-101 to 140-170 were built in France by Schneider et Cie. at Le Creusot, SACM at Belfort, and Fives-Lille. These were built and were put into service in 1913.

The declaration of war in 1914 forced the Chemin de fer de l'État to entrust the construction of the second series of 200 locomotives to Nasmyth, Wilson and Company of Manchester and North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow. Two hundred engines, numbered 140-171 to 140-370, were delivered in 1916 and 1917. Six engines (140-337, 338, 339, 340, 368 and 369) were lost at sea on 30 April 1918, when the cargo ship transporting them, the SS Saint Chamond was topedoed off the north Cornish coast, 14 nautical miles north of St Ives Head. These engines were mostly used for hauling freight trains.

The third series of 70 locomotives was ordered by the French rail-mounted heavy artillery (Artillerie Lourde sur Voie Ferrée, ALVF). They were numbered 1 to 70, and half were built by North British Locomotive in 1916, and the other half by Vulcan Foundry between 1919 and 1920. After the war, these 70 locomotives were sold, with the NBL-built locomotives going to the Chemins de fer de l'Est as Est 40.001 to 40.035, and the VF-built locomotives to the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) as 140.K.1 to 140.K.35.