Steam locomotive 150 Y of the French State Railways.
Drive on two axles of the tender and via cardan shaft on all five
drive axles of the locomotive.
■ Variant with smoke deflectors
■ Fine spoked metal wheels
■ Driving and coupling rods made of metal die cast
■ With set of etched signs included
■ Smoke generator retrofittable
■ Z21 driver's cab available
In 1943/44, the locomotive factory Société Alsacienne de
Constructions Mécaniques (SACM) in Graffenstaden near Strasbourg
built over 100 class 52 locomotives. In 1945/46, the SNCF ordered
even another additional 17 locomotives. There, class 52 was
designated class 150 Y. A unique feature of the locomotives was the
shorter chimney, whose purpose was not to exceed the French
clearance gauge. The class 150 Y hauled both heavy goods trains and
passenger trains in the eastern region of the SNCF. They were in
operation there until the end of the 1950s.
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