SNCF 232.U.1

Specifications
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	970 mm (3 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Driver dia.	2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Trailing dia.	970 mm (3 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Length	Loco: 15,705 mm (51 ft 6+1⁄4 in); Loco+tender: 25.63 m (84 ft 1 in);
Adhesive weight	69 tonnes (68 long tons; 76 short tons)
Loco weight	129 tonnes (127 long tons; 142 short tons)
Tender weight	84.4 tonnes (83.1 long tons; 93.0 short tons)
Total weight	215.4 tonnes (212.0 long tons; 237.4 short tons)
Tender type	SNCF 36.B
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	11.5 tonnes (11.3 long tons; 12.7 short tons)
Water cap.	36,000 litres (7,900 imp gal; 9,500 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.175 m2 (55.70 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	20 kg/cm2 (1.96 MPa; 284 psi)
Heating surface	195.0 m2 (2,099 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Type	Houlet, 33-element
• Heating area	87.4 m2 (941 sq ft)
Cylinders	Four (compound)
High-pressure cylinder	446 mm × 700 mm (17+1⁄2 in × 27+1⁄2 in)
Low-pressure cylinder	680 mm × 700 mm (26+3⁄4 in × 27+1⁄2 in)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (start); Corpet-Louvet (finish);
Serial number	C-L: 1908
Build date	May 1949
Total produced	1

SNCF 232.U.1
SNCF 232.U.1
	SNCF 232.U.1 in the Cité du Train museum in 2009
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (start); Corpet-Louvet (finish);
Serial number	C-L: 1908
Build date	May 1949
Total produced	1
Gauge
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	970 mm (3 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Driver dia.	2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Trailing dia.	970 mm (3 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Length	Loco: 15,705 mm (51 ft 6+1⁄4 in); Loco+tender: 25.63 m (84 ft 1 in);
Adhesive weight	69 tonnes (68 long tons; 76 short tons)
Loco weight	129 tonnes (127 long tons; 142 short tons)
Tender weight	84.4 tonnes (83.1 long tons; 93.0 short tons)
Total weight	215.4 tonnes (212.0 long tons; 237.4 short tons)
Tender type	SNCF 36.B
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	11.5 tonnes (11.3 long tons; 12.7 short tons)
Water cap.	36,000 litres (7,900 imp gal; 9,500 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.175 m2 (55.70 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	20 kg/cm2 (1.96 MPa; 284 psi)
Heating surface	195.0 m2 (2,099 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Type	Houlet, 33-element
• Heating area	87.4 m2 (941 sq ft)
Cylinders	Four (compound)
High-pressure cylinder	446 mm × 700 mm (17+1⁄2 in × 27+1⁄2 in)
Low-pressure cylinder	680 mm × 700 mm (26+3⁄4 in × 27+1⁄2 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output	2,430 kW (3,260 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Class	232.U
Nicknames	La Divine (Divine)
Delivered	May 1949
Retired	October 1961
Restored	1973–1976
Current owner	Cité du Train
Disposition	Museum display

SNCF 232.U.1 is a French steam locomotive of the Hudson type.

It was built as part of a new locomotive program designed for the Chemins de Fer du Nord that was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Its particular design distinguishes it in the small series of delivered machines, which makes it a unique model. Delivered in 1949, it was retired from service in 1961. It has since been restored and is now preserved at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse, where it is fired up every 20–30 minutes in a display showing how connecting rods work to propel the locomotive.^[1]^[2]

^ Combe, Jean-Marc (March 2006). "Cité du Train, Former French Railway Museum in Mulhouse—A New Rail Heritage Perspective" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ "Animations - LOCOMOTIVE 232 U 1 HUDSON". Cité du Train. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

[1] Combe, Jean-Marc (March 2006). "Cité du Train, Former French Railway Museum in Mulhouse—A New Rail Heritage Perspective" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

[2] "Animations - LOCOMOTIVE 232 U 1 HUDSON". Cité du Train. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

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