Original page created on 08/07/2013; updated on 12/06/2021.
Brand - Reference
Jouef HJ2188
Type
2-8-2 2 141-R-994 and 30-R-994 tender, coal-fired.
Mass (loco + tender) / Slipping current
383 g / 0.4 A sous 12 V
Comments
See gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued 141-R models.
- Disassembly and decoration
- Disassembly of tender. The method is also explained in the HJ sheet!
- Mechanical problems
- J’ai transformé ma 141 R HJ (I transformed my 141 R HJ)
- Useful links
Improvement with Mécanic Trains parts.
Modifications
- Lenz Silver 21+ decoder.
- Injector straightened.
- Rubber tyres changed after barely one hour of operation (admittedly spread over several years).
History
Series of 1324 machines manufactured in the United States and delivered to France between 1945 and 1947. Theoretical traction force 237 kN. Speed limit 100 km/h. Weight 116 t (tender 72 t laden).
The R 994 was originally an oil-fired machine, converted to coal-firing in 1956 following the Suez crisis. Put into service in January 1947 in Le Teil (Ardèche), it was assigned to the Boulogne depot on 30 March 1961. It was withdrawn on 15 December 1970 (source: Le Train spécial No. 51, page 92).
In the Nord region, the last 141 R cease to be used in 1971.
For the anecdote, during our holydays in Banyuls (Pyrénées Orientales, South of France) in 1968, I saw many trains pulled by “R” locos. The following year, they had disappeared, replaced by Diesel 67000.
Documents
- Loco-Revue sheet
No. 1 / 62 / 11973 - 65 b 6 (former series). Sheet preview.
- Loco-Revue sheet
No. 3 / 64 / 11973 - 65 b 6 (former series) tender 30R. Sheet preview.
- Photos of Loco-Revue forum.
- Photo above by Gerald Robinson, just showing the R-994 on a car + sleeping train starting from Boulogne-Maritime.
- Wikipedia article.
- e Train - Encyclopédie du matériel moteur SNCF, vol. 2, p. 40-53.
- Le Train spécial No. 51 of March 2007 Les Mikado 141 R, and, especially from page 58, the 141 R of the Nord region.
- Ferrovissime No. 43 and 44 of November / December 2011, central section, Les 141 R charbon.
Photo Gerald Robinson on flickr.com (broken link).
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| Loco dimensions | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 14 639 | 168.3 | 168.0 |
| Chassis length | 14 020 | 161.1 | 159.0 |
| Chassis width | 3 050 | 35.1 | 34.8 |
| Chimney height | 4 267 | 49.0 | 49.4 |
| Total wheelbase | 10 870 | 125.0 | 125.7 |
| Distance A | 2 642 | 30.4 | 30.6 |
| Distance B (driving w.) | 1 727 | 19.9 | 21.0 |
| Distance C (Cole dolly) | 3 048 | 35.0 | 32.1 |
| Front dolly wheel dia. | 914 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Driving wheel diameter | 1 650 | 19.0 | 19.1 |
| Rear dolly wheel dia. | 1 067 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| Tender dimensions | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 9 492 | 109.1 | 107.5 |
| Chassis length | ≈ 8 633 | ≈ 99.2 | 99.3 |
| Width | 2 958 | 34.0 | 34.2 |
| Height | 3 902 | 44.9 | 45.4 |
| Total wheelbase | 6 223 | 71.5 | 71.5 |
| Bogie wheelbase | 1 829 | 21.0 | 20.7 |
| Wheel diameter | 1 067 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
Document available as a PDF.
If you are interested, please let me know by e-mail,
specifying the title of the document-s.
For conditions, see page
Loco-Revue documentary sheets. .
Machine delivered with two buffers and two complete articulated screw couplings (in addition to those already mounted on the front buffer beam).
The machine is driving, but the tender is inseparable in practice, and it contains the decoder.
A sand pipe, which was deformed in the box, broke on the first attempt at straightening out. The injector is glued completely crooked.