Renault NF

Gasoline mechanical powered railcar Renault type NF of the CFY in Courgenay

The Renault type NF are small two-axle gasoline-mechanical one-way railcars (autorail) that were ordered in 1924 and delivered in 1925. They are a further development of the Renault Type KA from 1922. Compared to the Type KA, they had an axle base reduced to 3.6 meters and should therefore still be able to be turned on the existing turntables.

history

The two meter-gauge railcars supplied under the type designation NF had a passenger compartment for 24 people in face-to-face seating with a 2 + 2 seat arrangement. The compartment was reached via a closed platform that was located between the single driver's cab and the compartment. A gasoline engine with an output of 45 hp, arranged in the manner known from cab- over-engine buses , drove the rear axle via a mechanical gearbox and cardan shafts. This enabled the 7.3-ton railcar to reach a top speed of 45 km / h.

One of the two railcars was delivered with the number 1 to the overland tramway Pontarlier – Mouthe , French Tramway Pontarlier – Mouthe (PM), the later Doubs-Bahn , French Chemins de Fer du Doubs (CFD). It had recessed entrance doors for travelers. He received in 1932 a new, more powerful gasoline engine of Panhard and a new superstructure of the establishment Langutt and then formed together with a similarly designed cars a multiple unit , which simultaneously - Suitable on a base of - also by the establishment Langutt De Dion-Bouton built has been. The railcar had the designation AM 2 , the sidecar the designation RM 2 . The railcar was taken out of service in the early 1940s. The passenger car then ran as the R 2 for a few years .

The other railcar was originally delivered to the Chemins de Fer d'Intérêt Local de l'Yonne (CFY) with the number 2, which with its routes Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes-Sens-Ville, -Villeneuve-l ' Archevêque and -Nogent-sur-Seine was integrated into the Chemins de Fer Départementaux (CFD) as Réseau de l'Yonne after a short time . It had flush entrance doors for the travelers.

literature

Magazine des Tramways à Vapeur et des Secondaires, Les automotrices Renault, vol. 28, 1983, ISSN 0150-116X

Web links

Commons : Renault NF - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Renault type NF in the model making wiki

Individual evidence

↑ Magazine des Tramways à Vapeur et des Secondaires, Les automotrices Renault, vol. 28, 1983, ISSN 0150-116X, table on page 52

[1] Magazine des Tramways à Vapeur et des Secondaires, Les automotrices Renault, vol. 28, 1983, ISSN 0150-116X, table on page 52