the SNCF's preserved operational 10-wheeler

Locomotive number 230 G 353 (ex-4353 of the Paris-Orléans railway) was the sole 10-wheeler preserved in working order by the SNCF and was for a long time its icon steam loco, serving promotional uses.

General French 230 (4-6-0) details:

Users:  PO, État, then SNCF
Designation:  230 4200 (PO); 4-230 G (SNCF); 3-230 K (SNCF)
Nickname:  La Chieuvre (the goat?)
Built:  1915 - 1922
Commercial use:  1915 - 1970

Builders:  Sté Batignolles, SACM, NBL
Number:  170
In preservation:  230 G 352 and 353

Firebox : Belpaire 

Grate surface: 2.73 / 2.77 m²

Boiler Pressure:  12 or 13  kg/cm² (171 / 185 psi)

Heating surface: 132.9 / 163.65 m² 

System: Simple expansion 

Cylinders: 2; bore/stroke: 500 / 650 mm 

Leading wheel diameter: 820 mm
Driving wheel diameter: 1,750 mm

Weight in service: 67.8 tonnes
Adhesive weight: 48.6 tonnes
Length excluding buffers: 11.44 metres

Tender: 17 D 

Water capacity: 17 m³
Coal capacity: 4 tonnes

Total weight: 107.7 tonnes

Total length: 16.733 metres 

Maximum speed: 100 km/h