Thuile locomotive

Infobox Locomotive
name=Thuile
powertype=Steam

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caption= Thuile loco at Chartres, 1900
designer=Thuile
builder=Schneider
builddate=1899
railroad=Chemin de Fer de l'Etat
whytetype=4-4-6
leadingsize=convert|1.06|m|ftin
driversize=convert|2.5|m|ftin
trailingsize=convert|1.06|m|ftin
wheelbase=convert|12.25|m|ftin
length=convert|24.80|m|ftin (locomotive & tender)
boilerpressure=15 kg/cm² (213 lb/in²)
firearea=convert|4.68|m2|sqft
totalsurface=convert|297.70|m2|sqft
cylindercount=2
cylindersize=510 x 700mm
(20 x 27½ in)
gauge= 4ft 8½in (1435mm)
retiredate=
weight=convert|80.60|t|LT|lk=on
topspeed=convert|117|km/h|mph
firstrundate=
retiredate=
currentowner=
scrapdate=1904 (locomotive), post 1946 (tender)
The Thuile locomotive was a steam locomotive designed by Monsieur Thiule, of Alexandria, Egypt.

History

Thiule proposed a 6-4-8 or 6-4-6 locomotive with convert|3|m|ftin|sing=on diameter driving wheels, but this was not built.cite web | url = http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/peclegg/sncf/article_2006_08.html| publisher = SNCF Society| title = BIG WHEELS FOR HIGH SPEEDS| accessdate = 2008-04-01 ]

The design was taken up by Schneider, of Le Creusot, who built a 4-4-6 with convert |2.50|m|ftin|sing=on diameter driving wheels, and a forward cab for the driver. The two cylinder locomotive had Walschaerts valve gear and a double lobed boiler of nickel-steel. The locomotive was exhibited at the International Exposition in Paris in 1900 and the trials were undertaken on the Chemin de Fer de l'Etat line between Chartres and Thouars. A speed of convert|117|km/h|mph was attained hauling a load of convert|186|t|LT.

The trials ended when Thiule was killed in June 1900 - apparently by leaning too far out of the locomotive and being in collision with a lineside pole.cite web | url = http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/thuile/thuile.htm| publisher = Douglas Self| title = The Thuile Cabforward| accessdate = 2008-04-01 ] The locomotive was returned to Schneider. It was scrapped in 1904. The tender survived until at least 1946, when it was noted at Saint Pierre-des-Corps.

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