Belgian State Railways Type 4

Belgian State Railways Type 4
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderEvrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8)
Build date1878–1881
Total produced91
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2T
 • UIC1′C1′ n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,700 mm (66.93 in)
Wheelbase8.40 m (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Length12.03 m (39 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Axle load13.30 t
(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons) ​
 • Leading10.55 t
(10.38 long tons; 11.63 short tons)
 • 1st coupled12.30 t
(12.11 long tons; 13.56 short tons)
 • 2nd coupled13.30 t
(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
 • 3rd coupled12.20 t
(12.01 long tons; 13.45 short tons)
 • Trailing10.60 t
(10.43 long tons; 11.68 short tons)
Loco weight58.95 t
(58.02 long tons; 64.98 short tons)
Fuel capacity1,700 kg (3,750 lb)
Water cap.9,794 L (2,150 imp gal; 2,590 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi)
Heating surface109.383 m2 (1,177.39 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size450 mm × 600 mm
(17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort3,839 kg (8,464 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 4

The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878.[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878 to 1881.[1] The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear.[2]

Known production quantities[3][4]
Manufacturer Serial Numbers Quantity Date in service État Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard[5] 292–295, 302–306 9 1878–1879 EB 1087–1095
Tubize[6] 355–358 4 1879 EB 1096–1099
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr][7] 124–128 5 1879 EB 1100–1104
Cockerill[8] 1076–1083 8 1879 EB 1105–1112
Tubize[6] 362–366 5 1879–1880 EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard[5] 307–308, 310, 309, 313 5 1879–1880 EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères[9] 105–109 5 1879–1880 EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7] 129–133 5 1879–1880 EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères[9] 110–111 2 1880 EB 1192–1194
Tubize[6] 387, 408 2 1880 EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard[5] 317–318 2 1880 EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7] 134–135 2 1880 EB 1199–1200
Tubize[6] 431–437 7 1880 EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize[6] 450–454 5 1881 EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard[5] 9
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7] 11
Carels Frères[9] 3

References

  1. ^ a b Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, p. 56.
  3. ^ Vandenberghen (1988), p. 115.
  4. ^ Delporte (2019).
  5. ^ a b c d Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  6. ^ a b c d e Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  7. ^ a b c d Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  8. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  9. ^ a b c Dagant (1974), p. 158.

Bibliography

  • Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
  • Dambly, Phil (Oct 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Troisième période, 1864-1884 - Régime Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 122.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1988). Période Belpaire - Masui (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.
  • Dagant, André (1974). "Cent vingt-cinq ans de construction de locomotives à vapeur en Belgique". Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois (in French). 86. Liège: Maison Curtius: 23–244.
  • Delporte, Luc (29 Mar 2019). "Locomotive pour fortes rampes – Tubize type 16 (type 4 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 27, 2021.


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