Crochat


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.

History

Reference
;Petrol-electric locomotive types
This is not a complete list.
TypeWeightAxlesGaugeNumber
built
Customer
14 L 4 6014 tonnes4600 mm200
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 N22 tonnes21435 mm130
38
2
le Ministère de la Guerre
la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Nord
la Compagnie du Gaz de Paris
44 L 4 N44 tonnes41435 mm90
40
le Ministère de la Guerre
la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Nord
??6500 mm19les Salins du Midi

Crochat and Colardeau

Henry Crochat obtained some patents jointly with Emmanuel Colardeau, e.g. patent US1416611. 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.

Equipment preserved