NORD 4-6-4 No. 3.1102
Mulhouse, France 		Location: Cité du Train
Status: Display (Sectioned)
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Posted: Mar 13, 2022 @ 14:03:07 by Steve Frost, European Editor
Designed by Gaston du Bousquet, it is a four cylinder compound on the de Glehn system. De Glehn and du Bousquet worked closely together on compounding. The inside Low Pressure cylinders were not in line, but staggered, which helped the rigidity of the chassis. Only two were ever built, du Bousquet's death seemingly preventing further development. They were know as 'Les Orphelines' ('The orphans') as a result.

In 1937, Nord sectioned the loco to show the internal workings of the machine which ensured its survival. SNCF presented it to the National Railway Museum at Mulhouse in 1971.

Posted: Mar 13, 2022 @ 12:03:07 by Dale W Fickés
The locomotive, considered a failure, was sectioned for an exhibition in Paris during 1937. It never entered into service with SNCF.