Nantes 0-4-0TramCA No. 18(22)
Chelles, France 		Location: Musee des Transports Urbains de France
Status: Display
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Posted: Dec 7, 2023 @ 05:12:13 by Dale W Fickés
The location given is in fact Chelles, located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region 18 km on the eastern side of the city from the center of Paris, essentially at the western end of Vaires marshalling yard and depot, not Nantes. Sorry Achim.
Posted: Dec 6, 2023 @ 13:12:25 by Achim
Built by Brissonneau and Lotz in Doulon (chassis) and Clavier in Nantes (body) in 1879, Mékarski drive system. Motorization: compressed air motor. Air reserve: 2.8 m3 at 60 bar. Supplied for the old Nantes tram and numbered 22 and then 18. Removed from service in 1913 after electrification. Preserved by AMTUIR. Exhibited at the Museum of Urban Transport, Nantes (48.877138° 2.603306°)