Est 0.189 to 0.200 were 0-6-0 locomotives for freight traffic of the Chemins de fer de l'Est.
They were put in service in 1857 and were retired until 1928.[1]
The machines were of similar design as the Est 0.33–0.120 and were built in the workshops of the Chemins de fer de l'Est at Épernay[1] in 1855–1856.[2]
They mainly differed in the wheel diameter, which was reduced to 1.34m (4ft 4+3⁄4in).[2]
The locomotives had a Crampton firebox and boiler with a boiler pressure of 8kg/cm2 (0.785MPa; 114psi).
Beginning with August 1881 the machines received a new boiler with an increased pressure of 9kg/cm2 (0.883MPa; 128psi), tractive effort increased from 3,861kg (8,510lb) to 4,698kg (10,400lb), while the weight increased from 27.9t (61,500lb) to 28.5t (62,800lb).[1]
The machines were coupled with two-axle tenders, containing 6m3 (212cuft) of water and 2.5t (5,510lb) of coal, and weighing 22t (48,500lb).[3]
The locomotives were given the following names:[4]
0.189: Villette
0.190: Voulzie
0.191: Armance
0.192: Mortagne
0.193: Superbe
0.194: Luzine
0.195: Furieuse
0.196: Vallière
0.197: Cuisance
0.198: Savoureuse
0.199: Orne
0.200: Ognon
Service history
The locomotives were used for freight trains, similar to the Est 0.63–0.120 for mixed service.[3]
In 1875 the machines were listed at the depots Châlons, Bar-le-Duc, Troyes, Chaumont, Nancy, Epinal, Vesoul and Belfort and were used to run freight trains from Paris to Nancy and to Belfort, from Nancy to Belfort and on branch lines.[3]
Later the machines were used on secondary lines and shunting.
The last locomotive in service, the Est 0.198, was removed from service in 1928.[3]
Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1980). L'Évolution des locomotives à vapeur de la compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est 1853-1938 (in French). éditions Pygmalion. ISBN2-85704-081-4.
