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]
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantity Date in serviceÉtat Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard[5]292–295, 302–30691878–1879 EB 1087–1095
Tubize[6]355–35841879 EB 1096–1099
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]124–12851879 EB 1100–1104
Cockerill[8]1076–108381879 EB 1105–1112
Tubize[6]362–36651879–1880 EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard[5]307–308, 310, 309, 31351879–1880 EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères[9]105–10951879–1880 EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]129–13351879–1880 EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères[9]110–11121880 EB 1192–1194
Tubize[6]387, 40821880 EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard[5]317–31821880 EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]134–13521880 EB 1199–1200
Tubize[6]431–43771880 EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize[6]450–45451881 EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard[5]9
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]11
Carels Frères[9]3

References

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). Liège: Maison Curtius. 86: 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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