Gaston du Bousquet

He introduced compound (double expansion) steam locomotives to the industrial network with the help of Alfred de Glehn, engineer to SACM.^[2]

du Bousquet locomotives

• Nord 6.121 to 6.168, 28 loaned to the Ceinture, later SNCF 1-031+130.TA.1 to 47
• Ceinture 6.001 to 6.038, later SNCF 3-031+130.TA.1 to 36

He designed among other locomotives:

• Nord 2.121 to 2.180 “Chocolat” 4-4-0s of 1891–1898
• Nord 2.231 to 2.305 “Revolver” 4-4-4Ts of 1901–1906; later SNCF 2-222.TA
• Nord 2.311 to 2.380 “Ravachol” 4-4-0Ts of 1892–1895; later SNCF 2-220.TA
• Nord 2.641 to 2.675 Atlantics (4-4-2) of 1900–1902, later SNCF 2-221.A
• Nord 2.741 Prototype Atlantic of 1907; rebuilt as 4-4-4, rebuilt as 4-6-0 No. 3.999
• Nord 3.081 to 3.302 4-6-0s of 1897–1910; later SNCF 2-230.A
• Nord 3.121 to 3.122 “Metropolitan” 0-6-4Ts of 1892–1893
• Nord 3.513 to 3.537 4-6-0s of 1908–1910; later SNCF 2-230.D.1 to 149
• Nord 3.801 to 3.860 “Bleriot” 4-6-4Ts of 1909–1910; later SNCF 2-232.TA
• Nord 3.1101 and 3.1102 Prototype Baltics (4-6-4 of 1911; the death of the designer prevented development.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaston du Bousquet.

• Nord Atlantic 2.670 - 1904 (in French)^{[permanent dead link]}.
• Nord Baltic 3.1102 - 1911 (in French)^{[permanent dead link]}.
• Compound Locomotives « type français » (in French).
• Histoire de l'exploitation d'un grand réseau — La Compagnie du chemin de fer du Nord — 1846-1937. Par François Caron; publié par Mouton, 1973.