Steam locomotive 150.Y.16 of the French State Railways.
Drive on two axles of the tender and via a cardan shaft on all five
drive axles of the locomotive.
■ First time in black/green livery
■ Variant with disc leading wheel
■ With fine metal-spoke wheels
■ Driving and coupling rods made of precision-cast metal
■ Z21 driver's cab available
In 1943/44, the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
(SACM) locomotive factory in Graffenstaden near Strasbourg built
over 100 Class 52 locomotives. In 1945/46, a further 17 locomotives
were added for the SNCF. There, the Class 52 was designated Class
150 Y. A special feature of the locomotives was the shorter chimney
so as not to exceed the French loading gauge. The Class 150 Y
hauled both heavy goods trains and passenger trains in the SNCF's
eastern region. They were in service there until the end of the
1950s.
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