Thuile locomotive

Thuile
Thuile locomotive at Chartres, 1900
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerThuile
BuilderSchneider
Build date1899
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-4-6
 • UIC2'B3'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
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Leading dia.1.06 m (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Trailing dia.1.06 m (3 ft 6 in)
Wheelbase12.25 m (40 ft 2 in)
Length24.80 m (81 ft 4 in) (locomotive and tender)
Loco weight80.60 t (79 long tons)
Firebox:
 • Grate area4.68 m2 (50 sq ft)
Boiler pressure15 kg/cm2 (213 psi)
Heating surface297.70 m2 (3,204 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size510 mm × 700 mm (20 in × 28 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed117 km/h (73 mph)
Career
OperatorsChemin de Fer de l'Etat
Scrapped1904 (locomotive), post 1946 (tender)

The Thuile locomotive was a steam locomotive designed by M. Henri Thuile, of Alexandria, Egypt, and built in 1899.