French PL241P

The PL241P was a high-pressure steam locomotive built in 1929 for the PLM (Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean) railway using the Schmidt high-pressure system. It was a 4-cylinder compound design.

The manufacturer was Henschel of Germany; it was most unusual for a French railway to buy German technology, there being somewhat less than total trust of Germany at the time. Schmidt and Henschel seem to have been the only sources of suitable technology.

Only one was built. The locomotive was scrapped in 1936.

*Wheel arrangement: 4-8-2
*Boiler Pressure: 110 kp/cm² (10.8 MPa, 1,560 psi)
*Cylinder diam: 240/560 mm
*Stroke: 650/700 mm
*Driver diam: 1.8 metres
*Power: 2530 hpi (1.89 MW)
*Speed (attained) 110 km/h (66 mph)

External links

* [http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/frenchHP/frenchHP.htm Pictures of the PL241P]
* [http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/locoloco.htm Loco Locomotives] More information on the PL241P high pressure steam locomotive, and other high pressure steam locomotives.