Belgian State Railways Type 51

The Belgian State Railways Type 51 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives for shunting and local train service, introduced in 1866.[1]

Belgian State Railways Type 51
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1866–1905
Total produced370
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
 • UICC n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wheel spacing
(Asymmetrical)		1.64 + 1.46 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in + 4 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight27.1–34.5 t (60,000–76,000 lb)
Firebox typeBelpaire
CylindersTwo, inside
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 51

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1866 to 1905.[1] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders located inside the frame.[2][3] During the extended period of time in which these machines were built they underwent various changes, e.g. in the design of the water tanks, shelter, boiler and overall length.

Known production quantities
ManufacturerQuantityType / Years Note
Cockerill4[4] État Belge[5]
Tubize56[6]1879–1899 État Belge (54), Pehan (2)[4]
Tubize31905 exported to China[7][4]
Saint-Léonard1551876–1905 État Belge[8]
Saint-Léonard3 exported to China[8]
Couillet521866–1895 État Belge[9]
Couillet4 Ouest de Mons, Mines de Crespin[9]
Franco-Belge221874 État Belge[10]
Franco-Belge21874 exported to China[10]
Franco-Belge (La Croyère)81906–1908 CF Pienlo (China)[11]
Franco-Belge (Raismes)61906–1908 Beijing–Hankou[11]
Haine-Saint-Pierre571875–1900 État Belge[12]
La Meuse131888–1898 État Belge[13]
Carels Frères111866 État Belge[14]
Carels Frères28 État Belge[14]
Énergie (Marcinelle)19 État Belge[15]
Boussu291902–1915 État Belge[16]
Zimmermann-Hanrez31885, 1895 État Belge[17]
J.J. Gilain31905 État Belge[18]
Biesme10 État Belge[19]
Lambert (Marcinelle)81889–1890 État Belge[20]
Known production batches[21]
ManufacturerSeriesNumbersQuantity
Saint-LéonardN O (1876)458 – 4603
Saint-Léonard2 N O (1879)492 – 4954
Saint-Léonard3 N O (1879)501 – 5055
Saint-Léonard4 N O (1881)528 – 5347
Saint-Léonard5 N O (1881)567 – 5726
Saint-Léonard6 N O (1884)669 – 6779
Saint-Léonard7 N O (1884)685 – 6895
Saint-Léonard8 N O (1889)813 – 8175
Saint-Léonard8 N O 2 (1889)830 – 8312
Saint-Léonard9 N O (1895)967 – 9726
Saint-Léonard9 N O 2 (1895)984 – 9852
Saint-Léonard9 N O 3 (1897)1073 – 10775
Saint-Léonard9 N O 4 (1898)1143 – 11464
Saint-Léonard9 N O 5 (1898)1154 – 11552
Saint-Léonard9 N O 6 (1900)1235 – 12395
Saint-Léonard9 N O 7 (1900)1245 – 12506
Saint-Léonard9 N O 8 (1901)1252 – 126110

References
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  1. Dambly (1966).
  2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, 34–35.
  3. Morizot (1898), pp. 286–287.
  4. Delporte (2019).
  5. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  6. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  7. Dagant (1974), p. 105.
  8. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  9. Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  10. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  11. Dagant (1974), p. 138.
  12. Dagant (1974), p. 145.
  13. Dagant (1974), p. 153.
  14. Dagant (1974), p. 157–158.
  15. Dagant (1974), p. 161.
  16. Dagant (1974), p. 165.
  17. Dagant (1974), p. 166.
  18. Dagant (1974), p. 174.
  19. Dagant (1974), p. 177.
  20. Dagant (1974), p. 184.
  21. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).

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.
  • Morizot (Jul 1898). "Les locomotives des chemins de fer de l'État Belge à l'Exposition de Bruxelles-Tervueren en 1897". Revue générale des chemins de fer et des tramways (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 21, 2e Semestre: 269–291.
  • 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 (2 Apr 2019). "Locomotive de gare : Tubize type 17 (type 51 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 27, 2021.


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