- History
- Locomotive types
- Crochat and Colardeau
- Equipment preserved
- References
Crochat was a French railway equipment construction company founded in 1899 by Henry Crochat. It is best known for building locomotives and railcars with petrol-electric transmission.[1] History Reference[2] - 1899 - Company founded by Henry Crochat
- 1908 to 1918 - Construction of 420 petrol-electric locomotives for le Ministère de la Guerre (Ministry of War) and a small number for other customers. See table below for details
- 1924 - Acquisition of patents by Decauville
- 1926 - Foundation of Société Auxiliaire d'Entreprise (SAE) by Henry Crochat
- 1928 - Company liquidated
Locomotive types- Petrol-electric locomotive types[
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This is not a complete list. | Type | Weight | Axles | Gauge | Number
built | Customer |
|---|
| 14 L 4 60 | 14 tonnes | 4 | 600 mm | 200
5
10 | le Ministère de la Guerre
la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Maroc Oriental
les chantiers de l'entreprise Collet, Rabat/Maroc | | 22 L 2 N | 22 tonnes | 2 | 1435 mm | 130
38
2 | le Ministère de la Guerre
la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Nord
la Compagnie du Gaz de Paris | | 44 L 4 N | 44 tonnes | 4 | 1435 mm | 90
40 | le Ministère de la Guerre
la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Nord | | ? | ? | 6 | 500 mm | 19 | les Salins du Midi |
Crochat and ColardeauHenry Crochat obtained some patents jointly with Emmanuel Colardeau, e.g. patent US1416611.[4] There is no evidence that Colardeau was involved in Crochat's railway business but he may have been involved, with Crochat, in the design of the Saint-Chamond (tank). Equipment preserved- Crochat AT1 petrol-electric railcar (1922) from Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury preserved at Musée des transports de Pithiviers
- Five Crochat 6-axle locomotives of 1918 (ex Salins du Midi) preserved at Chemin de fer touristique du Tarn. One of these is a historical monument
- Decauville-Crochat AT3 petrol-electric railcar (1926) preserved at Le p'tit train de Saint-Trojan[5]
- Crochat standard gauge locomotive 44 L 4 N preserved at the Museum of Engineering in Angers (not on public view)
References1. ^http://www.rail.lu/crochat.html
2. ^http://www.rail.lu/crochat.html
3. ^http://www.rail.lu/crochat.html
4. ^http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=1416611A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19220516&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP
5. ^http://www.le-ptit-train.com/materiel_12.htm
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