Valentin Purrey

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Purrey truck with trailer

Valentin Purrey (* 1861 in Layrac in the Lot-et-Garonne department ; † 1928 in Bordeaux ) was a self-taught engineer who specialized in steam engines.

Life

Purrey attended courses at the College of Commerce and Industry in Bordeaux ( French École supérieure de commerce en France ). After a stay in Argentina , he was commissioned by the tram company in Barcelona in 1887 to build a steam-powered vehicle that is known for its light weight and size. Back in Bordeaux, he set up his first workshop. For the replacement of horse-drawn trams in Paris, he motorized a horse-drawn carriage with a steam engine as a tractor. This made little noise and little smoke, which earned him an order for six more units. By 1909 he had delivered almost 100 units.

In 1898 he turned to the automobile by applying his boiler system to trucks and automobiles. It also produces railcars and railways.

He moved his factory to Bègles . The first Purrey railcar with three axles for branch lines was tested in 1903 on the Bordeaux - Eymet line . It reached the speed of 74 km / h.

Due to the coal restrictions of the First World War from 1914 to 1918, the era of steam powered railcars ended. The company ceased operations in 1929.

History of the Purrey Vehicles

Valentin Purrey is the main French manufacturer of trucks and steam railcars, although it is the least known. Between 1900 and 1910, Purrey was the only French manufacturer to offer trucks with a payload of five tons or more.

From 1898 to 1909 he continued to perfect his prototype of a steam car. The vehicle had two cylinders and a steam generator. Its considerable water consumption required an 800 liter water tank under the vehicle floor. In 1902, the “Say” sugar factory, the predecessor of Béghin-Say , placed an order for 34 vehicles.

In 1906 he rented three 10-ton trucks for a trip from Bordeaux to Paris in the middle of winter. Despite the frost problems, they reached the capital thirteen days later.

The last use of a Purrey railcar took place in 1932 with the PLM between Chasse and Givors .

Selected rail vehicles

  • Railcar for the Compagnie Générale des Omnibus (CGO) in Paris, 1899, 50 vehicles, No. 701 to 750,
  • Railcar for the Chemins de fer de la Banlieue de Reims, 1903, 2 vehicles, numbers 1 and 2.
  • Railcar for the Compagnie Générale des Omnibus (CGO) in Paris, 1904, 36 vehicles, No. 751 to 786;
  • Railcar for Loiret Tramways, 1904, 1 vehicle, TLAB 1 numbers.
  • Railcar for the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), 1905, 4 vehicles
  • Railcar for Tramways de Saumur, 1906, 4 vehicles, numbers 1 to 4,
  • Railcar for Chemin de fer de la Vallée de Celles, 1906, 4 vehicles, numbers 4 to 7,
  • Railcar for Tramways de Rockhampton in Australia , 5 vehicles, numbers 1 to 5,
  • Railcar for Tramways de l'Ardèche, 1911, 2 vehicles, VAB numbers 544 and 545.
  • Railcar for Tramways Départementaux de la Côte-d'Or, 1912, 2 vehicles, numbers AT1 and AT2

photos

  • Purrey railcar of the Chemin de fer de la Vallée de Celles

  • Purrey railcar in Rockhampton, Australia

  • PLM vehicle

  • Ligne de l'étoile à La Villette.

Web links

Commons : Vehicles by Purrey  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ News and historical information on the Catalonia tramways and trolleybuses. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 9, 2012 ; accessed on July 10, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Les constructeurs: Valentin PURREY. In: memoire-ferroviaire-bordeaux.fr. May 3, 2017, accessed on July 10, 2020 (French).
  3. ^ Les Tramways dans les années 1900 à Paris. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (French).
  4. ↑ Les camions et bus à vapeur Purrey. In: simutrans.fr. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (French).
  5. ↑ par Yves BAILLOT DESTIVAUX: Valentin Purrey. In: acso-classic.com. January 5, 2015, accessed July 10, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Purrey, Valentin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French engineer
DATE OF BIRTH 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Layrac
DATE OF DEATH 1928
Place of death Bordeaux