The PLM 241 B 1 was a
high-pressure steam locomotive
A high-pressure steam locomotive is a steam locomotive with a boiler that operates at pressures well above what would be considered normal for other locomotives. Most locomotives operate with a steam pressure of . In the later years of steam, boi ...
built in 1929 for the PLM (
Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
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) using the
Schmidt high-pressure system. It was a 4-cylinder compound design.
The manufacturer was
Henschel & Sohn
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of Germany; it was considered unusual for a French railway to buy German technology due to the deteriorating relations between the two 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.
*Boiler: 3-stage boiler:
**high pressure circuit:
**secondary circuit:
**low-pressure circuit:
*Power:
*Speed (attained):
External links
Pictures of the PLM 241 B
Steam locomotives of France
4-8-2 locomotives
2′D1′ h4v locomotives
Henschel locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1929
Experimental locomotives
High-pressure steam locomotives
Individual locomotives of France
Standard-gauge locomotives of France
Scrapped locomotives
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