Belgian State Railways Type 4

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

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
 • Firegrate 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

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878–1881.[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
  1. Dambly (1966).
  2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, p. 56.
  3. Vandenberghen (1988), p. 115.
  4. Delporte (2019).
  5. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  6. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  7. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  8. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  9. 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). 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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