Belgian State Railways Type 25

The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.[2]

Belgian State Railways Type 25
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1884–1898
Total produced472
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Wheel spacing
(Asymmetrical)		2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Length9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
Loco weight46.62 t (102,800 lb)
Firebox typeBelpaire
 • Firegrate area5.149 m2 (55.42 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi)
Heating surface120.636 m2 (1,298.52 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,747 kg (17,079 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 25
Nicknames
  • Charbonnières[1]
  • Luxembourg marchandises[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898.[2] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame.[3]

The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m3 (320 cu ft).[2]

Known production quantities
ManufacturerQuantityType / Years
Cockerill81[4]
Tubize58[5]
Saint-Léonard49[6]1884–1898
Couillet60[1]1885
Franco-Belge66[7]1885
Haine-Saint-Pierre48[8]1884–1898
La Meuse35[9]1888–1898
Carels Frères57[10]
Boussu8[11]1897–1898
Zimmermann-Hanrez11[12]1885–1897
Known production batches
ManufacturerSeriesNumbersQuantity
Saint-Léonard4 N (1884–85)[13]706 – 7127
Saint-Léonard4 N2 (1889)[13]802 – 8054
Saint-Léonard4 N3 (1890)[13]843 – 8475
Saint-Léonard4 N4 (1891)[13]867 – 8715
Saint-Léonard4 N5 (1891)[13]888 – 8914
Saint-Léonard4 N6 (1895)[13]987 – 9882
Saint-Léonard4 N7 (1896)[13]1036 – 10427
Saint-Léonard4 N8 (1897)[13]1070 – 10723
Saint-Léonard4 N9 (1898)[13]1090 – 109910
Saint-Léonard4 N10 (1898)[13]1123 – 11242

References
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  1. Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  2. Dambly (1966).
  3. Tordeur (1909), pp. 12–13 (Chapter V).
  4. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  5. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  6. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  7. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  8. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  9. Dagant (1974), p. 153.
  10. Dagant (1974), p. 158.
  11. Dagant (1974), p. 165.
  12. Dagant (1974), p. 166.
  13. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).

Bibliography
  • Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
  • Dambly, Phil (Dec 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Cinquième période, 1884-1898 – Régime Masui et Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 124.
  • Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 9, 1er Semestre: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.
  • Deghilage (May 1890). "Les locomotives Belges pour voie normale, à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 13, 1er Semestre: 297–310. OCLC 6536095.
  • 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.
  • Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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