SNCF 150.P

SNCF 150.P
Builder's photograph of a 150.P
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
  • ANF (70)
  • SACM (10)
  • ADN (35)
Build dateApril 1940 – April 1950
Total produced115
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-10-0
 • UIC1′E h4v
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.950 mm (3 ft 1+38 in)
Driver dia.1,550 mm (5 ft 1 in)
Length12.530 m (41 ft 1+14 in)
Width3.208 m (10 ft 6+14 in)
Height4.248 m (13 ft 11+14 in)
Loco weight105.7 tonnes (104.0 long tons; 116.5 short tons)
Tender type34.P, 36.P, 36.Q or 38.P
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.34,000–38,000 litres (7,500–8,400 imp gal; 9,000–10,000 US gal)
Tender cap.9 or 12 tonnes (8.9 or 11.8 long tons; 9.9 or 13.2 short tons)
Firebox:
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area3.56 m2 (38.3 sq ft)
Boiler pressure18 kg/cm2 (1.77 MPa; 256 psi)
Feedwater heaterACFI
Heating surface193.38 m2 (2,081.5 sq ft)
Superheater:
 • Type
  • 1 to 50: 32-element Schmidt
  • 51 to 115: Houlet 5P4
 • Heating area
  • Schmidt: 58.6 m2 (631 sq ft)
  • Houlet: 82.1 m2 (884 sq ft)
Cylinders4, compound: HP outside, LP inside
High-pressure cylinder490 mm × 640 mm (19+516 in × 25+316 in)
Low-pressure cylinder680 mm × 700 mm (26+34 in × 27+916 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph)
Power output1,450 kW (1,970 PS; 1,940 hp) at 60 km/h (37 mph)
Tractive effort215.3 kN (48,400 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
Numbers150.P.1 to 150.P.115
Withdrawn1961–1968
Preserved150.P.13
Disposition1 preserved, remainder scrapped

SNCF 150.P were a class of 2-10-0 “Decapod” steam locomotives built as standard locomotives of the newly created Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) between April 1940 and April 1950