Belgian State Railways Type 30

The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900.[1]

Belgian State Railways Type 30
Belgian Type 30 locomotive requisitioned by the Railway Operating Division in the First World War.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1900–1901
Total produced82
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,520 mm (4 ft 11+7⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.572 m (15 ft 0 in)
Length9.209 m (30 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight46 t (101,000 lb)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		2.5235 m2 (27.163 sq ft)
Boiler pressure12 atm (1.22 MPa; 176 psi)
Heating surface104.2948 m2 (1,122.620 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size457 mm × 660 mm (18.0 in × 26.0 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,294 kg (16,081 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 30
NumbersÉtat Belge: 2503–2514, 2823–2892
Withdrawn1948
DispositionMost Scrapped

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901.[1] The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.[2]

Production quantities[3]
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantity Date in serviceÉtat Belge Numbers
Saint-Léonard[4][5]1190–11945 1900EB 2503–2506, 2514
Haine-Saint-Pierre[6]638–6447 1900EB 2507–2513
Saint-Léonard[4][5]1270–12778 1901–1902EB 2823–2830
Haine-Saint-Pierre[6]690–6989 1901–1902EB 2831–2839
Carels Frères[7]380–3856 1901EB 2840–2845
Zimmermann-Hanrez582–5854 1901EB 2846–2849
Couillet[8]1320–13278 1901–1902EB 2850–2857
Tubize[9][10]1275–12839 1901EB 2858–2866
Franco-Belge[11]1349–135810 1901EB 2867–2876
Cockerill[12]2322–23298 1901–1902EB 2877–2884
Énergie (Marcinelle)[13]61–688 1901EB 2885–2892

References
  1. Dambly (1967).
  2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, pp. 9–11.
  3. Vandenberghen (1988), pp. 126–127.
  4. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  5. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
  6. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  7. Dagant (1974), p. 158.
  8. Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  9. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  10. Delporte (2019).
  11. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  12. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  13. Dagant (1974), p. 161.

Bibliography
  • Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
  • Dambly, Phil (Apr 1967). "Septième période, 1898-1908. - Régime Mac Intosh". Le Rail (in French). No. 128.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1988). Periode Mac Intosh 1898-1904 (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.
  • 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)
  • Delporte, Luc (11 Jun 2019). "Locomotive à marchandises – Tubize type 72 (type 30 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved March 1, 2021.


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