État 3701 to 3755 were a series of 4-6-0 de Glenn compound steam locomotives of the Chemins de fer de l'État built between 1901 and 1909.

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Description The class were four-cylinder compound locomotives of the de Glehn type – the high-pressure cylinders were on the outside and drove the middle coupled wheels, the low-pressure cylinders were inside, and drove the leading coupled wheels.

They were mixed traffic locomotives, for use on express and local passenger trains as well as freight trains on all parts of the État network. The design was inspired by, and similar to Midi 1301 to 1370, Nord 3.078 to 3.354, and PO 1721 to 1735.

They were equipped with 3-axle tenders that held of coal and of water, and were numbered 15.251 to 15.305.

+ Table of locomotive 1stÉtatNo. 1910État No. Manufacturer Serial No. Year Notes 3701–3710 230-001 – 230-010 Fives-Lille 3167–3176 1901 3711–3730 230-011 – 230-030 SFCM 2559–2578 1902 3731–3740 230-031 – 230-040 Fives-Lille 3339–3348 1906 3741–3755 230-041 – 230-055 Schneider & Co. 3041–3055 1909

The first 30 had Wegner brakes, the remainder had Westinghouse brakes.

They were capable of pulling hauling passenger trains of at , passenger trains of at , and freight trains at speeds of . On inclines of 1% (1 in 100), they could pull at .

Use They were used thought the État network, and proved to be more economical than the 4-4-0 and 2-4-2 locomotive that they displaced. They were allocated to the locomotive depots of Nantes Sainte-Anne, La Roche-sur-Yon, La Rochelle, Saintes, Saint-Mariens, Cholet, Thouars, and Bressuire.

After 1938, the newly created SNCF renumbered the locomotives 3-230.B.1 to 3-230.B.55; while the tenders were renumbered 15.B.251 to 15.B.305. Forty-six survived World War II, the last was withdrawn in 1960, having been used on Saint-Mariens to Bordeaux local services.

None have been preserved, but the Cité du train in Mulhouse has one of the similar Midi, locomotives, No. 1314.

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External links CHEMINS DE FER DE L'ETAT locomotive specifications