La locomotive N° 81 - Montpellier - France
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N 43° 35.361 E 003° 53.451
31T E 571914 N 4826649
La locomotive no 81 devant la médiathèque Federico Garcia Lorca à Montpellier. Locomotive no. 81 in front of the Federico Garcia Lorca media library in Montpellier.
Waymark Code: WMV8HM
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 03/14/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
Views: 13

Les locomotives furent parfois équipées à l'avant d'une main courante pour permettre au mécanicien de monter sur le tablier avant pour effectuer des opérations d'entretien.
Le record de distance tenu par une des locomotives à vapeur de la ligne est tenu par la n° 63 (en service de 1896 à 1956) avec 1 677 003 km.
15 voitures sont préservées, dont 13 circulent en exploitation touristiques. Elles sont équipées de plates-formes extrêmes, comme c'était souvent le cas pour les voitures de chemins de fer secondaires. Très légères, elles atteignent 8 tonnes pour les exemplaires à toits plats, et 9,3 tonnes pour les exemplaires à toits ronds. Les voitures de 2e classe offrent 55 places assises. Si le gabarit de ces voitures est inférieur aux voitures modernes, il est par contre plus large de 20 cm de chaque côté (ce qui peut poser des problèmes entre les marchepieds et les quais de gare au gabarit standard). @Wikipedia

The locomotives were sometimes equipped with a handrail in front to allow the mechanic to climb on the front apron for maintenance operations.
The record of distance held by one of the steam locomotives of the line is held by No. 63 (in service from 1896 to 1956) with 1,677,003 km.
15 cars are preserved, 13 of which are used for tourist purposes. They are equipped with extreme platforms, as was often the case for secondary railway cars. Very light, they reach 8 tons for flat roofs and 9.3 tons for round roofs. Second class cars offer 55 seats. If the gauge of these cars is smaller than modern cars, it is 20 cm wider on each side (which can cause problems between the steps and the platforms at the standard gauge). @Wikipedia
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