CFE 1-9
| CFE 1-9 | |
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 No. 1 Lion
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| Numbering: | CFE 1-9 |
| Number: | 9 |
| Manufacturer: | SLM |
| Year of construction (s): | 1899-1912 |
| Type : |
1-4: 1'C-2'2 'n2 5-9: 1'C-2'2' h2 |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| Fixed wheelbase: | 3000 mm |
| Total wheelbase: | 5100 mm |
| Empty mass: |
1–4: 25 t 5–9: 26.3 t |
| Service mass: |
1–4: 27.9 t 5–9: 29 t |
| Service mass with tender: |
1-4: 51.4 t 5-9: 52.5 t |
| Friction mass: |
1-4: 21.6 t 5-9: 23.4 t |
| Starting tractive effort: |
1-4: 4550 kg. 5-9: 5080 kg |
| Coupling wheel diameter: | 1220 mm |
| Impeller diameter: | 700 mm |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder diameter: |
1-4: 360 mm 5-9: 380 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 550 mm |
| Boiler : | with Crampton fire box |
| Boiler overpressure: | 12 atm |
| Grate area: |
1-4: 1.09 m² 5-9: 1 m² |
| Superheater area : | 5-9: 15 m² |
| Evaporation heating surface: |
1-4: 1.09 m² 5-9: 1 m² |
| Service weight of the tender: | 23.5 t |
| Water supply: | 10 m³ |
| Fuel supply: | 3.5 t |
| Brake: | Vacuum brake |
| Control: | Walschaerts control with piston valve |
The locomotives No. 1 to 9 of the Compagnie de Chemin de Fer Franco-Ethiopien de Jibuti à Addis Abeba ( CFE ) were meter-gauge steam locomotives developed by the Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (SLM) , which were mainly used on the lower, low-incline section of the Djibouti railway line –Addis Ababa were installed.
history
The Compagnie Impériale des Chemins de fer Ethiopiens (CIE), the predecessor company of CFE, ordered six locomotives from SLM for the first 106 km stretch between Djibouti and Dauenlé. They were designed as locomotives with a 1'C wheel arrangement and a four-axle tender. The first four locomotives were equipped with a two-cylinder wet steam engine, the remaining two were already superheaters .
Two more locomotives were to follow in 1901 to operate the line that was extended to Dire Dawa , but the ship with the locomotives sank in the sea on the way to Ethiopia.
In 1912 three new locomotives were built for the CFE - two as replacements for the lost ones and one additional. The roof shape of the driver's cab was slightly changed in these locomotives compared to the first series.
The first four locomotives with wet steam engines retired from operation in the 1930s and were scrapped. Their tenders continued to be used for the 1'D locomotives with numbers 414 to 419 that were delivered at the end of the 1930s.
The last locomotive of the series was parked in the early 1950s.
List of names and serial numbers
| number | Names | Construction year | Factory numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion | 1899 | 1213 |
| 2 | Leopard | 1899 | 1214 |
| 3 | Panthère | 1899 | 1215 |
| 4th | Buffle | 1899 | 1216 |
| 5 | Rhinoceros | 1900 | 1224 |
| 6th | antelope | 1900 | 1225 |
| 7th | Elephant | 1901 | 1381 *) |
| 1912 | 2295 | ||
| 8th | Hippopotams | 1901 | 1382 *) |
| 1912 | 2296 | ||
| 9 | Fauve | 1912 | 2297 |
*) These locomotives sank with the ship on the way to Ethiopia in 1901 and were replaced by locomotives with the same number and name in 1912.
Web links
- Jean-Pierre Crozet: The 1'C steam locomotives from SLM Winterthur. www.train-franco-ethiopien.com , accessed on April 6, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean-Pierre Crozet: The 1'C steam locomotives from SLM Winterthur. www.train-franco-ethiopien.com , accessed on April 6, 2017 .