Belgian State Railways Type 4
Class of 91 Belgian 2-6-2T locomotives
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
(10.38 long tons; 11.63 short tons)
(12.11 long tons; 13.56 short tons)
(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
(12.01 long tons; 13.45 short tons)
(10.43 long tons; 11.68 short tons)
(58.02 long tons; 64.98 short tons)
(17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 3,839 kg (8,464 lb) |
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Operators | Belgian State Railways |
Class | Type 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]
Manufacturer | Serial Numbers | Quantity | Date in service | État Belge Numbers |
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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
- ^ a b Dambly (1966).
- ^ Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, p. 56.
- ^ Vandenberghen (1988), p. 115.
- ^ Delporte (2019).
- ^ a b c d Dagant (1974), p. 134.
- ^ a b c d e Dagant (1974), p. 100.
- ^ a b c d Dagant (1974), p. 146.
- ^ Dagant (1974), p. 88.
- ^ 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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